A Grape Honey Pomelo, Chinese Grapefruit

Description

The “Chinese grapefruit" or the pomelo, pumelo, pommelo, Lusho, Jabong and Shaddock are the same names for the designation of this product which originated in South-East Asia (Malaysia & Indonesia). The pomelo is the ancestor of the grapefruit. It grows in large quantities in wild parts of China. It is wrongly called grapefruit in Europe or else its name in Northern America is Pomelo. The French started to get used to honey pomelo since a couple of years. It's generally bigger and heavier than the grapefruit and it has a sweet and sour taste. It's a big and heavy citrus and it's covered with a thick skin. The pomelos can vary from round to pear-shaped and can easily replace grapefruit, orange or even pineapple in many recipes. The fresh pomelo is an excellent source of vitamin C but provides little energy and it can remain at room temperature for up to two weeks. The juice and the zest of the fresh pomelos can be frozen. French importers started to import this product a couple of years ago whereas, originally, it was consumed by ethnic consumers.

Origin: Pinghe County, Fujian Province

Size:6/7/8/9/*0/*1/*2

Color: yellow with light green

Taste: sweet with a little sour

Supply season: from  Aug to next Mar.