As the "new darling" of the dragon fruit industry, bird's nest fruit has not been "settled" in Hainan for a long time, this tropical fruit native to El Dogua has only been introduced in Hainan since 2016, after several years of cultivation, "bird's nest fruit" has become a very "new and peculiar" existence on major social media.
Yellow and tender coat, sticky taste
Ripe bird's nest fruit, with the whole body of the tender yellow to prove that "we are not the same", holding in the hand has a tropical atmosphere.
The flesh is white and delicate, picked up with chopsticks/spoons, and really crystalline like bird's nest. No wonder it has the name "bird's nest fruit".
High sweetness is also one of the main characteristics of "bird's nest fruit", with an average of more than 20 degrees, proper natural "rock sugar bird's nest"
When you eat it in your mouth, the sweet juice bursts out, and the flesh of the fruit has three layers: the center is soft and sticky, like bird's nest; the position slightly closer to the outer layer is more elastic, like jelly; the layer near the outer skin is pure white, and the taste is like "mangosteen".
After tasting the pulp, there is also the chewing aftertaste of the seeds with the same taste as chia seeds...
In addition to being good-looking and delicious, bird's nest fruits are also very nutritious
In addition to being rich in vitamin B1, B2, B3, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other trace elements, bird's nest fruit also contains plant proteins and anthocyanins that are rare in general plants, and the content of vitamin C is also much higher than that of general fruits and vegetables, so it is regarded as a holy product for antioxidants and beauty.
The ultra-high water-soluble dietary fiber content is very suitable for eating when it is "not very smooth", and it will have unexpected effects
If you have to pick the shortcomings of bird's nest fruit, there is only one - the price is not cheap
This is mainly because the current planting of bird's nest fruit has a strong technical barrier, high planting difficulty, long cultivation cycle, high artificial maintenance costs, but it is precisely because of this that the taste of bird's nest fruit will be so "unconventional".
The growth cycle of bird's nest fruit is much longer than that of ordinary dragon fruit, and the time to harvest a batch of bird's nest fruit can be harvested 4-7 batches of ordinary dragon fruit, and the yield per mu is only about one-fifth of that of dragon fruit, and it takes 3-5 months from flowering to fruit maturity.
The flowering period of bird's nest fruit is a veritable "short-lived", basically only one night, our bird's nest fruit, are artificially holding a brush pollination, and the flowering period "grab time".
Bird's nest fruit needs delicate care at every step from seed to fruit, like a proud little princess, the princess grows up to have more fine thorns than other dragon fruits, so there are two more procedures for harvesting:
Brush off the fine thorns on the fruit with a brush before picking, and then brush it carefully with a brush after transporting it to the warehouse.
Prevent the bird's nest fruits from poking each other during transportation, and you can also avoid being pricked by fine thorns when you get it in your hand