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Cooking & Baking

Freddie

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3. My grandson begs for exotic fruit when I take him shopping

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2024, 12:30 PM

Mar 2024

He’s 9. Had dragonfruit once and yes it tasted like kiwi but harder to get to the fruit part and $$. Told him I will not pay $5 for one piece of fruit. Last time he was happy with a blood orange ($1).

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Dragon fruit is expensive. [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2024 OP

I know, right? Cairycat Mar 2024 #1

Nope, I've had it in Laos dhol82 Mar 2024 #11

I love red dragon fruit, although it's messy to fix and eat. sinkingfeeling Mar 2024 #2

My grandson begs for exotic fruit when I take him shopping Freddie Mar 2024 #3

Buy him durian Warpy Mar 2024 #5

Pretty sure they don't have it at my local Giant Freddie Mar 2024 #6

Too bad Warpy Mar 2024 #7

I tried it in singapore. Ugh. The smell! cpamomfromtexas Mar 2024 #8

The only way I might have tried it is post Covid with absolutely no sense of smell Warpy Mar 2024 #9

Went out for dim sum with some adventurous eaters Retrograde Mar 2024 #13

I think I used it once and just switched to food coloring after that Warpy Mar 2024 #4

Looks like it should taste great Picaro Mar 2024 #10

I just tried it for the first time spinbaby Mar 2024 #12