Imagine my surprise; in recent years, in PJ pasar malams; whenever I asked for Dragon Fruits, the vendors would recommend Kluang's DF rather than the Vietnam/ Thai DF....
Decided to pop over to Zenxin Organic Park when I was back at Kluang recently as I wanted to get some sweet Dragon fruits for my parents. 
Zenxin is one of the more tourist friendly farm that allows us to walk/ cycle on the farm while enjoying the vast plantation and to see dragon fruit trees..
Well, not sure if 'tree' is the right word as Dragon fruit is more of a cactus fruit..
so the 'tree' is a cactus i guess..
Zenxin is one of the more tourist friendly farm that allows us to walk/ cycle on the farm while enjoying the vast plantation and to see dragon fruit trees..Well, not sure if 'tree' is the right word as Dragon fruit is more of a cactus fruit..so the 'tree' is a cactus i guess..Kluang's Dragon Fruit is the red flesh version, rather than the conventional white flesh. 
I prefer the red ones; other than leaving my tongue tinged with a garish purple red colour, the red ones are typically sweeter than their white counterparts..
I prefer the red ones; other than leaving my tongue tinged with a garish purple red colour, the red ones are typically sweeter than their white counterparts..Usually, we'll just cut the fruits in halves, get a spoon and dig in. 
When the fruits are real ripe, it's extremely juicy and sweet. The tiny black sesame looking seeds adds some crunch to the else rather soft fruit. But if you have a unripe fruit, it's sour and bland..
When the fruits are real ripe, it's extremely juicy and sweet. The tiny black sesame looking seeds adds some crunch to the else rather soft fruit. But if you have a unripe fruit, it's sour and bland..Zenxin's restaurant sells many types of dragon fruit refreshments such as DF smoothies, DF lassie, DF enzyme drink etc.
We decided to have some DF popsicles which was tasteless; 
The DF pudding was yummy though; 
the cubed DF's in it was extremely sweet and the pudding was smooth..
The DF pudding was yummy though; the cubed DF's in it was extremely sweet and the pudding was smooth..Dragon fruits are said to be rich in vitamins and anti-oxidants.
So, had any Dragon fruits recently? Or are you one of those who dislike DF?? ;p
If you are in (or planning to visit) Johor, you can pop by these farms in Kluang. If driving from KL, take the NS Highway, driving towards Johor (Bahru). Exit at Ayer Hitam, turn right upon exit. Drive for about 10 minutes, plenty of DF farms for you to visit on the left side of the road. Oh, and if you already in Kluang, might as well check out the original Kluang Station (coffeeshop) in town and buy some coffee too. hahaha
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