Food: Pommelo [pom-EH-loh]
History: Also known as the Chinese grapefruit, his giant citrus fruit is native to Malaysia and thought to be the ancestor to the grapefruit.
Description: It's very thick, soft rind can vary in color from yellow to pale yellowish-brown to pink. The light yellow to coral-pink flesh can vary from juicy to slightly dry and from seductively spicy-sweet to tangy and tart.
Taste Test: I'm not a fan of grapefruit to begin with, way to tart and I would have to describe this pommelo the same way. The flesh was so thick you couldn't really eat it, we peeled it away before trying the fruit. Jeremy thought it just tasted like a grapefruit, but said he thought the fruit itself was firmer than a grapefruit. Tyler also surprisingly liked it.
Before.
After. There was a ton of rind surrounding the fruit, probably half an inch.
Tyler enjoyed the pommelo and kept asking for more.
Marissa -
ReplyDeleteI just bought a pomello and have it sitting in the kitchen. At the grocery store, they said it was ripe when it turned yellow. Yours looked kinda green so maybe it would be sweeter when yellow? Will let ya know! : ) - Renee