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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Putting down a nice post of a Nomad group event because someone didn't see enough 'brown' in the photos is pretty lame, don't you think Dennis?
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No more lame than your cheeseburger comment. Gringo
And it was not a put down. only an observation of the photos
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It is a Jimmy Buffett song title (you actually have to read the posts just before mine to understand the point... or know Jimmy Buffett song names)
 
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I have read that the Passion Fruit is the fruit that Shari makes her famous margaritas from, pithya??sp??. I just got some and made a syrup of them,
not as sweet as Tuna, the fruit of the nopal cactus. The tuna, in the form of a syrup, are great in margaritas.Magnificent magenta color.
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Passionfruit and Pitaya (Pitahaya) are not related at all. Passionfruit grows from a vine in tropical regions (popular in Hawaii). Pitaya (in Baja)
comes from two types of cactus:
Pitaya Dulce is from the upright Organ Pipe cactus. Found beyond San Borja to the La Paz region.
Pitaya Agria is the low, sprawling or creeping cactus seen along Hwy. 1 beginning past El Rosario.
Pitayas from La Paz being sold along the highway in San Quintin. On the left, the cactus spines have been scraped off.
BajaCactus (Antonio) shows how to peel the fruit.
David K shows how to eat it!  
Skin is paper thin, peels back easily (once the spines are scraped off). Inside the baseball size fruit is one big delicious globe... texture reminded
me of eating a cherry popcycle. Seeds are tiny, like strawberry...
Passionfruit:
Has a thick, leather-like skin... inside is a seedy pulp with a citrus-like tang flavor. Seeds are larger and may be swallowed or seperated out. There
are many varieties...
The common one we have in Southern California is the Purple Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)... about the size of a golf ball or slightly bigger.
There are a couple varieties in Baja California Sur.
[Edited on 8-10-2010 by David K]
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Good one David!
What I got is Dragon Fruit.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-378.html
I have been looking for Pitayas but have not found them up here. I have made syrup with both Tuna, Nopal Cactus Fruit, and now Dragon Fruit. The Tuna
is good in Margaritas, tastes somewhat like sweet cucumber and has an amazing magenta color, people have liked them.
Thanks for posting this clarification.
Iflyfish
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Ah yes... Dragonfruit... also called Pitaya (to add to the confusion)!
Popular in asia... grows above ground on a vine-like plant that lives in trees and never touches soil (like Spanish moss).
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You can bet we will be serving pithaya goodies when it comes into season this fall!! they are sooo yummy and beautiful.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
Photo of a real parrothead...DENNIS!
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I did not know you were a Buffett fan, DENNIS?
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Who isn't, Udo?
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Wow, even your own sister didn't recognize you. Looks like one toooooo many tequilas.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Passionfruit and Pitaya (Pitahaya) are not related at all. Passionfruit grows from a vine in tropical regions (popular in Hawaii). Pitaya (in Baja)
comes from two types of cactus:
Pitaya Dulce is from the upright Organ Pipe cactus. Found beyond San Borja to the La Paz region.
Pitaya Agria is the low, sprawling or creeping cactus seen along Hwy. 1 beginning past El Rosario.
Pitayas from La Paz being sold along the highway in San Quintin. On the left, the cactus spines have been scraped off.
BajaCactus (Antonio) shows how to peel the fruit.
David K shows how to eat it!
Skin is paper thin, peels back easily (once the spines are scraped off). Inside the baseball size fruit is one big delicious globe... texture reminded
me of eating a cherry popcycle. Seeds are tiny, like strawberry...
Passionfruit:
Has a thick, leather-like skin... inside is a seedy pulp with a citrus-like tang flavor. Seeds are larger and may be swallowed or seperated out. There
are many varieties...
The common one we have in Southern California is the Purple Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)... about the size of a golf ball or slightly bigger.
There are a couple varieties in Baja California Sur.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Good one David!
What I got is Dragon Fruit.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-378.html
I have been looking for Pitayas but have not found them up here. I have made syrup with both Tuna, Nopal Cactus Fruit, and now Dragon Fruit. The Tuna
is good in Margaritas, tastes somewhat like sweet cucumber and has an amazing magenta color, people have liked them.
Thanks for posting this clarification.
Iflyfish |
In my post above, I added photos of the two types of Pitaya plants...
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In Hawaii they make a wonderful passion fruit curd called “lilikoi”. Make it similar to lemon curd recipe. Pour it on ice cream, cheesecake or just
out of the jar. Yum, Yum.
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