pita(ha)ya

[Spanish] plural pita(ha)yas

Dragon fruit or pitaya. A striking purplish red or yellow fruit from Central America, twice the size of a passion fruit. It is pithy inside with an an unnaturally white sweet jelly with black pinpricks of edible seeds. I think it looks and tastes unnatural. It is often made into a drink by whizzing it with water.

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