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Pitahaya, since you must have wondered if you didn't already know, is also called the dragon fruit, which is named for its looks, and if you had been the first to run across something that looks like this you would probably name it after a dragon, too. In taste it is very mild; if I remember correctly it tastes something like a Chinese pear (though with a much softer texture), with the caveat that I would have tasted both of these fruit imported to Canada, which probably has a deleterious effect on their flavour.
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Comptoir Sud Pacifique has launched the Voyages to the Orient collection, a new set of fragrances in their Eaux de Voyage line: Aoud de Nuit (shown above left) ~ "A sensual and captivating nectar revealing the magic of the East than... Read Post

Comptoir Sud Pacifique will launch the Voyages en Orient collection, a new set of five fragrances: Jasmin Poudré (shown), Épices Sultanes, Bois Royal, Oudh Sensuel and Oudh Intense... Read Post

Comptoir Sud Pacifique launched L'Eau du Gouverneur in 1993 under the name L'Homme — a clue, perhaps, that it isn't one of the sweet fruity vanillas that now comprise much of the Comptoir Sud Pacifique line. If, like me, you're a wo... Read Post