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Pumelo

December 10, 2013 by Eve | Last Modified: March 7, 2022

Pomelo, aka pumelo or pummelo

Pumelo is a large citrus fruit

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  • What is it?
  • What does a Pumelo or Pomello taste like?
    • Pumelo fruit looks like a grapefruit
  • Where does it grow?
  • How to eat a pumelo?
    • Delicious recipes you can make

What is it?

The pumelo fruit s very similar to a grapefruit with the exception of its color. It is a fairly large citrus fruit, weighing in between 2–4 lb or 1–2 kg and its size in diameter can reach 6–10 inches (or 15–25 cm) once fully grown.

This citrus fruit has much thicker rind than its cousin the grapefruit. The rind inside is typically a greenish yellow colour.

It is known as the largest citrus fruit in the world and largely appreciated  during festive occasions across all south Asian.

What does a Pumelo or Pomello taste like?

I like the grapefruit’s taste, with bitter taste and also refreshing for a morning breakfast. I personally tried the pumelo in a fruit salad in Thailand and.. Love it. It has a tiny sweet taste, along with a slightly bitter aftertaste. The yellow But, I had other fruits so difficult to express full taste.

Pumelo fruit looks like a grapefruit

What I can say is that the pomelo fruit is refreshingly delicious. It does taste (exactly) like a grapefruit thow without the harsh bitterness flavor. You can buy the yellow ones and pink centered pomelo fruits. These are (I was told) to be the more sour-tasting fruits.

Where does it grow?

Pumelos are native and easely found in the South and Southeast Asia markets.

Pumelo cut in half to see fruit inside

How to eat a pumelo?

A pumelo can be eaten like any grapefruit or orange fruit. Be aware of the rind and membranes between pomelo segments these are both inedible. It can be long to digest. So do remove them. Although some countries do cut the rind to flavor some meals.

A quick way to open and eat a pomelo is to gently cut it in triangle slices or height slices and peel the rind and membranes with your bare hands, like you would do to peel an orange.

A pumelo/pomelo can also be cut in half and eaten with a spoon, just like a grapefruit. I choose this method because the thick peel is difficult to remove with my fingers, and to be honest its much less messy and quicker.

Delicious recipes you can make

We haven’t made a recipe yet. But you can find some delicious recipes from Yummly that were pre-selected by us, feel free to recommend yours. From Thai, Vietnamese salads to fry shrimp with veggies.

Yummy dishes.

Enjoy.

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