Brilio.net - Dragon fruit is a fruit that is a favorite of many people. This fruit, which has a high water content, is even widely cultivated in Indonesia. Therefore, dragon fruit can be easily obtained in various seasons.
Apart from its high water content, dragon fruit also has a sweet taste when ripe. But of course not all dragon fruit sold on the market has a sweet taste. Therefore, you have to choose carefully and carefully when buying dragon fruit if you want to get sweet fruit.
When choosing dragon fruit, some people usually rely on the soft texture of the fruit. However, this method can damage the fruit due to continuous pressure. Instead, there are other methods that can be applied without having to damage the dragon fruit you want to buy.
Well, one effective method for choosing dragon fruit has been practiced by TikTok user @purakitchen. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he only saw the external appearance of the dragon fruit. More precisely, the scales on the skin of dragon fruit.
Reported by BrilioFood on Wednesday (7/2), the scale-shaped leaves that cover almost the entire surface of the dragon fruit are one of the unique features of the dragon fruit. Well, these scales or leaves can also be a benchmark for choosing sweet dragon fruit.
But basically, there are several criteria for dragon fruit to have a sweet taste. First, sweet dragon fruit has scales that are slightly shriveled and not hard. However, the color of the scales or leaves remains bright. Avoid dragon fruit that has brownish tip scales. This shows that dragon fruit can grow well or has even been stored for too long, so the taste is bland.
photo: TikTok/@purakitchen
Second, choose dragon fruit whose scales are far apart or tenuous. It's best not to choose dragon fruit that has dense scales. Dragon fruit like this usually has thinner skin and sweet flesh.
photo: TikTok/@purakitchen
So, apart from these two criteria, you can also look at other things when choosing dragon fruit. One of them is in terms of shape. Generally, dragon fruit is slightly oval in shape. However, when dragon fruit is ripe and sweet, it tends to be round and cacaly (densely filled).
In terms of color, ripe and sweet dragon fruit has an even red color. There are no brown spots and the skin is not too dark. So, by looking at these characteristics, you can choose quality and sweet dragon fruit without having to damage the fruit by pressing on the outer skin.
photo: TikTok/@purakitchen
Since it was uploaded on January 5, this video has been watched more than 20 thousand times. It's not surprising that many netizens are interested in the video. Some other TikTok users even responded positively in the comments column.