No, this not a testicular MRI of a certain blogger. On the left is a citrus fruit Red Pummelo and on the right is a regular orange. Many times I walked by a stack of Pummelo’s at the grocery store wondering what do they taste like. Finally, when my savings account balance reached $2 I broke down and purchased one. Pummelo is four or five times larger than a regular orange but feels very light. Its skin is very thick and I followed the instructional video explaining how to get it ready to eat. (It’s long but I like the music)
It took me 10-15 minutes to completely take apart the Pummelo by first scoring the peel in a spiral and then removing membrane from each segment. With a little sugar it tasted pretty good, similar to grapefruit but with a slightly different very pleasant flavor. I am not sure how often I will be eating Pummelo considering all the work, but I will probably buy it again when I save up another two bucks.
I read recently that grapefruit is a result of a cross between the pummelo and the orange.
I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a pummelo.
looks like it blew up or something.
But after you eat the fruit you can save the peel and use it to make shoes, so it’s well worth the extra cost. You can even dry that thick membrane and use it for parchment. $2 is cheap, we used to get them in Chinatown for $5.
Maybe I should load up with cheap pummelos when I go th NYC next time