Pomelo - Citrus Magna

The introduction

Hello people, I hope that you are all doing just fine.

In this article I want to tell you about this thing called Pomelo fruit and how I got to know about that and what it is in general and what to do with it and everything else, that I know.

It’s really a strange thing, if you want to know the truth, because it didn’t really resemble anything when I looked at it and, besides, I didn’t really know what it was. The thing was, that it was in the fruits section and, therefore, I decided that it was some kind of fruit, however, I hadn’t seen it anywhere else, not in the movies or Internet or something like that, so that I had no idea what it was and why it was in Georgia. Well, I must say, that I saw it in Tbilisi and not here in Germany or something like that, where you would usually anticipate to be something like that in more probability, than in Tbilisi, because people don’t really buy some tropical stuff or things, that they don’t know what they are and what their purpose are and stuff like that, and, well, the supermarkets know, that they won’t sell something new and unknown to people. Well, maybe some people know about those imported tropic stuff, but most of the people don’t buy them and they just prefer buying those things, that they have tasted and know what they are like, such as the apples and bananas and kiwi fruit and oranges, you know. Many of them don’t even buy pineapples and grapefruits and mangos or avocados and things like that, because they haven’t tasted them and don’t really want to taste them either. That’s kind of surprising, if you ask me, because if you haven’t tasted something, then you can’t really decide whether you like those things or not. I remember back when I was little, my sister was once eating this kiwi fruit and she and my brother just loved that kiwi fruit and I was pretty little and she suggested eating that kiwi fruit and I refused and she looked very surprised and, at the same time, disappointed, because I rejected her offer and told her, that I didn’t like kiwi fruit, when , in fact, I didn’t even know whether I liked it or not, and then she asked me, if I had it tasted ever and I told her, that I had not, so she started laughing and told me, that couldn’t possibly have known if I liked it or not, because I hadn’t even tasted it. So that, that was when I first tasted the kiwi fruit and since then I just love it and whenever we have it, I eat it a lot. 

How I got to know about Pomelo fruit

Anyways, Pomelo appeared in one of the supermarkets just recently and I kind of glanced it once and then twice, but didn’t really paid much attention, because I didn’t really need some fruit or anything like that at that time, so that it was not important for me, as you might have understood. I will tell you, that I saw it in Fresco supermarket, which is just nearby our home in Tbilisi and we usually visit it every time we need to go shopping. Well, we also visit Carrefour in East Point, too, which is just in a couple of minutes far away from our home, I mean, when I can get to this Fresco supermarket in about 5 or 10 minutes, with that pace of walking I can get to Carrefour East Point in 20 minutes or so. So that, it’s not that far from us, either. However, Fresco is very close, as you can see, and I can just walk there whenever I need anything and buy those stuff there, because it’s a large supermarket and they have many things there, which people may need and you don’t really have to go to Carrefour East Point every time you need to go shopping. Though it’s quite larger than the Fresco supermarket and the variety of products is vast and they have plenty of things there.

Well, these supermarkets have their web pages on facebook, of course, and I have Liked them and I have this option about the notifications, that whenever they upload a photo or post something, there pops up a notification about them and that’s how I know about some news there and what they offer daily and everything, you know, so that that’s really a great idea of getting to know some news about the atmosphere in supermarkets and what they offer to their clients that day and everything. So, once, there was this new notification from Fresco that I opened and there was this photo of Pomelo fruit and the sign, saying, that there was a discount on Pomelo fruit that day and it was not 6 Laris anymore, but it was 4.50 or something at that time, I mean, on that day. Well, I saw this photo and didn’t really understand what it was, because the photo didn’t tell me anything about it, you know, so that I didn’t pay much attention and went on scrolling down the page.

Then, after some time, when I went to Fresco supermarket, I saw these Pomelos on the shelves and decided to have a look at them, however, I couldn’t really get anything, of course and just went on. Then it appeared in Carrefour East Point, too, once when we went shopping there, I saw those large Pomelos there, however, they were quite expensive comparing to the prices in Fresco with or without the discount of the day that they have daily there on some different fruits and vegetables. So, despite the fact that I got pretty intrigued by this Pomelo fruit, we didn’t buy it in Carrefour, because I knew, that we could buy it in Fresco in much lower price.

So, there was another discount once again in Fresco supermarket on this Pomelo fruit and I was there that day and had kind of decided to buy it, however, first, I wanted to know how much it would cost to buy just one Pomelo fruit. Well, I stood there for some time, where the fruits and vegetables are and waited for some staff members to come and weigh it for me, however, there was no one there and I got tired of waiting and I just took one of those Pomelos and put it on a weigh measurer and it was roughly one kilogramme, so that it was pretty large and it would cost somewhere about 5 Laris with the discount price, I guess. Well, with no one there, I couldn’t buy that Pomelo fruit and I just decided to leave it like that and buy it the next time. And, besides, I didn’t know what the taste would be like of that Pomelo fruit and, therefore, that 5 Laris would be more useful in buying something else than the unknown fruit. And that was how it went that day.

However, the other day, when my father called and told me that he was buying some things there in Fresco supermarket and whether I wanted to have something or not, I remembered, that they had a discount again that day on Pomelo fruit and I told him, that we should taste that fruitand he agreed to that, too, so that he bought one and took it at home. This one Pomelo fruit was about 1 kilogramme or a little bit more and it cost somewhere about 5 to 6 Laris, so that it was pretty large, if you want to know the truth.

About Pomelo fruit

So, until I tell you about how we cut the Pomelo and what it tasted like, I want to tell you about this particular fruit and its health benefits and stuff like that, which I just found out recently by googling and surfing the net and everything, you know.

Well, it turns out, that this giant fruit is mostly in South and southeast Asia and its scientific name is Citrus maxima, because it’s the largest citrus fruit. Therefore, you would also have guessed by now, that it’s a citrus fruit and it’s quite related to the orange and grapefruit and they pretty much resemble in sizes, I guess. Well, I’ve seen pretty large grapefruits and you can imagine that kind of grapefruit and then imagine the size of the Pomelo fruit, too, and while grapfruits vary in sizes pretty much, the Pomelos are just that large sized mostly and that’s why they are called Citrus maxima, which even literally means “the large fruit”.

This Pomelo fruit is light green or kind of yellowish green outside on its skin and while looking at the pictures the inside is orange-reddish, our Pomelo fruit was yellow inside and, well, I guess, it should be either of them, and if it’s yellow, don’t think, that it’s not ripe enough, because it was pretty good, when we ate it.

As I read it on the Internet, I found out, that this Pomelo fruit has many health benefits and it’s really good for us to eat it from time to time, at least. So, it boosts our immune system, improves digestion, lovers the blood pressure, prevents anemia, boosts bone strength, prevents cancer, protects our heart, aids in weigh loss, boosts dental health, etc. So that, you should really consider having some Pomelos in your food list. You know, it’s like grapefruit, but, I guess, it’s better, because I don’t really love the taste of grapefruit and, I think, many people don’t like that bitter taste of grapefruit and that’s why they don’t buy it, however, it’s really good to eat grapefruits. So that, if you don’t like grapefruits just like me and you have to eat them anyways, you can now know, that you can substitute it with this Pomelo fruit and eat it with pleasure, as it doesn’t have a bitter taste, but it’s not that sweet as orange, either, so that it has this light and amazing taste, that you will really like. The Pomelo fruit contains many vitamins and minerals and organic compounds, such as vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium.Well, it has particularly much amount of vitamin C in it and that’s why it’s great for those things that I’ve mentioned above. It even contains some iron and calcium and has proteins and the amount of calories is just about 230 per fruit.

Cutting Pomelo fruit

Well, we didn’t really know, what to do with our fruit, so that it was time to google! You know, it was put in this net-like thing and it also had a wrapping thing around and it was pretty well-sealed and it was pretty well-wrapped, if you want to know the truth.

So, while my cousin was unwrapping it, I googled about cutting Pomelo fruit and it turned out, that we just had to cut the edges of it and then cut the skin like a cross or something like that and then we were able to get that skin away from the inside and it was pretty easy to do that all, if you ask me. Well, I didn’t do it, I mean, my cousin did all that stuff, so that I really can’t say whether it was easy or not, however, I still believe, that this whole process was pretty easy and one could do that with pleasure or something like that. You know, those white things that citrus fruits have were pretty easily taken away from the fruit itself and we kind of peeled the whole stuff and it was pretty cool. However, the skin was very thick and that was what made it weigh about a kilogramme, I guess.

Well, while peeling, it had this strange smell, that mostly resembled the one of the grapefruit, and we kind of expected, that it would be that bitter in taste like grapefruit and we were already getting ready to prepare ourselves for that taste and, well, maybe we wouldn’t be able to eat this Pomelo fruit, you know, however, when we peeled it and had a small piece of it tasted, it really tasted delicious and it was way better than grapefruit and orange, too, if you want to know the truth.

The taste of Pomelo fruit was really light and it was not as bitter in taste as grapefruit is and it was not as sugary and kind of sour as orange. So that, the taste was just perfect and it was just perfect, in general. It was worth buying, I must say, and I’m going to buy it more often and consider it in my daily food intake, or, maybe not daily, but something like that, because one should really eat it for all those reasons, that I’ve mentioned above and for just having some delicious fruit for dessert or something like that, of course. This is a great thing for everything, I must say. And, you know, how grapefruit and orange are peeled? You can’t really peel them right and sometimes you just cut them and then they become beautiful, however, eating them becomes not that beautiful, because the juice is all over then and you need a plate to eat them and sometimes even the plate is not enough, I guess, so that it’s kind of uncomfortable to eat them like that and stuff like that. And, besides, those white things give grapefruit some bitter taste and I usually want to peel them, so that it will have less bitter taste, however, it’s not always possible and sometimes you just don’t want to bother about it and just leave it like that, so it’s kind of hard to decide how you want to eat grapefruit, especially when you don’t really like the taste of it.

Anyways, that was our Pomelo fruit and the first time we tasted it. You know, I’m going to say this again, that if one sees some unusual things, like fruits and vegetables in the supermarket, of course, and not in someplace else, I mean, somewhere in the street or in woods or whatever, because then you just don’t know what that something is, then they should definitely taste them, because it’s really important to taste some new things and do some new things, in general, because, as I’ve already told you, you only live once and you shouldn’t limit yourself in those things, at least. It’s like, you are leaving some things out and you can’t really enjoy everything. I mean, you can’t know, whether something is good for you or not, until you taste it or whatever, so that you shouldn’t leave much things out, especially if they are fruits like this one.

Well, I hope, that you will find this Pomelo fruit somewhere in your supermarkets and taste it, because it’s really worth tasting and one should definitely have them in their foods’ list because of the health benefits and because it’s just really delicious fruit and not that sugary or something like that and it’s just perfectly good,if you want to know the truth. So that, eat some Pomelo fruit and stay healthy!

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