pomelo fruit

[tabitha]

Has anybody tried this lovely exotic fruit. It's like a grapefruit to look at but the fruit is sweet and juicy. I had it in a thai restaurant last week andI went out and got some.

If you have tried them do you have any recipes to use them in.

Tabitha

[Ann]

Not only have I never tried them, I've never even heard of them! If you have any left, I'd be curious to see a pic of one cut open.

[tabitha]

If you go to the web address below there is a picture and info on them:
www.gourmetsleuth.com/pomelo.htm

Tabitha

[Cathrin]

We love them But it takes about an hour to peel one, by the time you get to eat it you have worked off more calories than it contains. LOL they contain double the amout of daily vit C and are a natural source of Potassium.

I did do a search on recipes, but could only find a cut it in half and serve or throw it in yoghurt and fruit salad.

Ann, to eat one you have to cut off all the skin and peel away all the pith then you have to strip the skin covering the segments. the pips are either very tiny (about strawberry pip size), very large or a mixture of both. the inner fruit has an almost pommigranit (sp?) texture, but the flavour of citrus, they can be as sharp as a grapefruit or as sweet as one of the large orange types.

Cathrin (giving to much info as usual ;D )

[Maria]

I've never heard of them either, but I have a friend who is Thai so I'll ask her. She often gives us new and interesting things to try when she cooks for us.

Maria

[Lesley]

looked for pomelos here at christmas couldn't find any!
however, i do remember martha stewart had info in her magazine not too long ago - and they put everything on the website www.marthastewart.com.

they look lovely.

lesley