Will changing its name make the dragon fruit taste better?

About three years ago, I had dengue and was asked to include dragon fruit in my diet. “Dragon fruit is most preferred as an ingredient in a salad,” says Bengaluru-based chef Shazia Khan. “Apart from the nutrition factor, dragon fruit adds aesthetic appeal which upgrades a dish,” says Khan. An overripe dragon fruit tastes the worst, and Khan suggests checking the surface to see if it’s overripe and picking one in which the appearance of the skin is fresh and taut. It’s the Sanskrit name for lotus as the pink-coloured fruit resembles the flower, Rupani said, adding that “The name dragon fruit is not proper, and due to its name one thinks of China.