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> Of all the citrus that we have, there are only three "natural" plants: the mandarin, pomelo and citron. Well, not quite… there’s a bunch of other, more niche
by bradrn 3y ago
> Of all the citrus that we have, there are only three "natural" plants: the mandarin, pomelo and citron.
Well, not quite… there’s a bunch of other, more niche Citrus species too. For instance, here in Australia you might see finger limes (Citrus australasica) now and again. But it’s true that all the most widespread citruses are hybrids of those three.
- samstave 3y agoPomelo, if one hasnt had it, is AMAZING (if you like citrus) but mostly for thgose who like pulp. The corpuscles in pomelo are huge - and its super delicious. Highly recommend (its basically a gigantic 'orange' with its own flavor.
- 13of40 3y agoAnd much like a pomegranate or a crab, half the experience is taking it apart.
- User23 3y agoMy local grocery store had them for a few weeks but doesn’t stock them anymore. A shame, because they are delicious.
- seabrookmx 3y agoThey're a bit finicky though. The ones I find in the grocery store are often quite dried out (overripe I guess?). If you get a juicy one though they really are amazing.
- vram22 3y agoIs it somewhat like grapefruit then? Never eaten a pomelo.
- the_af 3y agoIt's the same fruit, "pomelo" in Spanish is "grapefruit" in English. edit: ok, according to Wikipedia, "pomelo" is an ancestor of grapefruit. But in Spanish, "pomelo" is grapefruit.
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoNah, pomelo is like 2x larger, its skin is as thick as a picky, and has no bitterness in its tsate
- the_af 3y agoRight. I was confused because in Spanish "pomelo" means grapefruit.
- singleshot_ 3y agoI thought this too until I was corrected by a Cuban person. In (her) Spanish pomelo means pomelo and toronja means grapefruit. Now there is definitely room for more than one of us to be right but I thought I should mention it.
- the_af 3y agoAh, yes: to be clear, different Spanish(es) have different words for things. Some differences are hilarious, such as the word for "to pick up" in Spain ("coger") meaning "to fuck" in Argentinian Spanish. In Argentinian Spanish, "pomelo" is 100% "grapefruit". I'm sure of this: I'm Argentinian. But yes, it's likely that we are both right and in Cuba this isn't the case!
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 3y agoSo is it an idiom in Argentina to say "go fuck a grapefruit"?
- the_af 3y agoHaha, no, we use a different verb for "pick up"/"grab": agarrar. So thankfully no sex with grapefruits is strictly necessary.
- nickstinemates 3y agoMuch less bitter than a grapefruit. It's a sweet, delicious fruit.
- user070223 3y agoThat What I remember from this excellent documentary about citrus[0]. I would also plug "Weird explorer" playlist on citrus[1]. His youtube channel where he tries to cover as much fruits as he can(his estimate is around 1% of all fruits) [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkMKJCvJKBk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkMKJCvJKBk [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diy5s8_gNYM&list=PLvGFkMrO1ZxIpFE_nLyLLQDX7SEkps5eH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diy5s8_gNYM&list=PLvGFkMrO1Z...