Introduction
“Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb. -Jean Arp” (An Informative Website that Tells you everything about Fruits). As we all know, a major part of our everyday life is fruits. But have we dug deep enough to know them? To begin with, they vary from tropical fruits to accessory fruits and from exotic fruits to hybrid ones. Now let me take you on a journey to visit the exotic fruits. “These are those fruits, which are grown in a country to which they are foreign. In other words these are not native to the particular country” (An Informative Website that Tells you Everything about Fruits). If you go to another country, don’t just spend your time sightseeing. You should keep some time aside to taste some of the exotic fruits of that country. Exotic fruits also have many nutritional values to them like the native ones. Now let us resume the journey of visiting different kinds of exotic fruits.
Allow me to show you some examples of exotic fruits. You must have heard about a fruit named durian. Though the fruit tastes simply delicious, it has a miasmic smell. But that does not hold it back from being ‘The King Of Fruits. “Durian is a native fruit to Malaysia and Indonesia but now it is being grown in Thailand, Southern Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka, etc.” (Durian Fruit Facts). That being said, it is necessary to discuss another fruit called pitaya
Pitaya- dragon fruit
There is another beautiful fruit called the pitaya (dragon fruit). There’s nothing to be afraid of it. It’s not called so because it’s poisonous or because it’ll burn your hand if you touch it. “The name dragon fruit suits it because it looks somewhat like a dragon’s wings due to the curly spikes it has and its bush itself looks like a dragon waiting to pounce on you. It belongs to the cactus family.” “It is a native of Mexico and South America, but now is being cultivated in China, Israel, and Taiwan, etc. It is also known as the ‘Queen of the Night’ as it grows only during the night.” (Dragon Fruit (White Flesh)). Its skin is reddish and the inside is white with a lot of small, black seeds. The seeds are edible so you don’t have to waste your time separating them. Perhaps another fruit devoid of many seeds is the black sapote which is our next item in this writing.
The black sapote
Perhaps another fruit much of seeds is the black sapote. Next, I’m going to tell you about ‘Nature’s Chocolate Pudding,’ the black sapote. “It is closely related with the family of persimmon family.” The fruit is generally shimmering green in the beginning but later at ripening becomes dark- muddy green. Inside is a soft, sweet, brown pulp and sometimes this fruit comes seedless. “It originated in Mexico and later got transported to Malacca, Mauritius, Hawaii, Brazil, and Cuba, etc.” (Morton).
Conclusion
We have discussed three types of exotic fruits that nourish body and soul. The durian is called the king of fruits and for the right reasons too. The night fruit, pitaya is fully edible, seeds and all. Finally, we have the sapote which is as delicious as it is nourishing. “Exotic fruits can make you healthy. Helping your body to consume fruits from all around the world can certainly do you wonders.” (Exotic Fruit List Stars). Well, as they say, a change is always welcomed, only if it only does you good though. I would like to conclude that exotic fruits have a real twist to them and they do add up spice to your life by teaching you new things about them in addition to making you healthier. “More examples of such fruits are star fruit, kumquat, lychee, sapodilla, persimmon, rambutan, etc. Hope you’ll be on the lookout for exotic fruits.” (An Informative Website that Tells you Everything about Fruits).
Works Cited
- An Informative Website that Tells you Everything about Fruits. Fruitsinfo.com. 2010. Web.
- Dragon Fruit (White Flesh). Fruit Species. 2007. Web.
- Durian Fruit Facts. Buzzle.com. 2010. Web.
- Exotic Fruit List Stars. Nutritiousfruit.com. 2009. Web.
- Morton, Julia. Black Sapote. In: Fruits of Warm Climates. 1987. Web.