A fruit covered in spines that people thought was poisonous when they were kids, yet it is a trending fruit abroad

As times have progressed and people's spending power has risen, their demands for food have also gradually increased. Take fruit, for example: the market now offers not only relatively common fruits like apples, bananas and pears, but also many that were rarely seen before, such as durian, cherries and dragon fruit. Today we are going to talk about a fruit that is very common in China but widely looked down on, yet is quite popular abroad and also sells at a high price: the cactus fruit.

Many kids who grew up in the countryside are surely familiar with this fruit, especially around the period before and after the dog days of summer, when it is most abundant. But farmers are not at all fond of this fruit, not only because it is covered in spines and can easily prick your hand when you pick it.

Many farmers also believe this wild fruit is poisonous and forbid children from picking it. For many reasons, this fruit has a low status in China and has even been branded "poisonous". But abroad, this fruit enjoys a rather high status, is called a "trending" fruit, and many streamers even livestream themselves eating it online.

As soon as it appears in overseas markets, it is snapped up in most cases. You may be puzzled: why does the same thing have such a different status at home and abroad? It is actually because people abroad discovered the nutritional value of the cactus fruit long ago, while people in China habitually misunderstand it and have not discovered its nutritional value.

The cactus fruit not only contains carotene, cellulose and vitamins, which most fruits have, but also anthocyanins.

It also contains many trace elements, such as iron and sodium, and it can supplement the essential amino acids our bodies need. It can help resist aging, beautify and nourish the skin, and also protect the spleen and stomach. In terms of nutritional value alone, it is enough to rank among the top fruits, and on top of that, the long growth cycle of the cactus makes the fruit even more precious, which is why foreigners snap it up.

Because cactus fruit is scarce in China, sometimes people buy it but do not know how to eat it properly. Here, the editor would like to introduce a few ways to eat cactus fruit. First, you can simply remove the skin and pull out the spines, then eat the flesh inside. You can also juice it: take out the flesh, process it in a juicer, then put the juice in the fridge for a while before drinking for a better taste.

Everything in the world has a reason to exist. Who would have thought that the cactus fruit, which people in China avoid like the plague, has such great nutritional value? So we should love life and be good at observing things; perhaps one day in the future you too will discover another kind of "cactus fruit".

Dear friends, have you ever eaten "cactus fruit"? You are welcome to leave a comment and share your thoughts!