The Pomelo is just one of the fruits that grew in our garden. The Pomelo is a giant citrus (citrus grandus) fruit native to Malaysia and Indonesia where it is thought to have grown wild.It is also presumed to have been grown by the Chinese for thousands of years.
The Pomelo is also cultivated in California and Israel. The Pomelo can grew to be a foot in diameter and weigh upto 13 kilos,although they usually weigh 1-2kg, they are the largest of all citrus fruit. The Pomelo is thought to be an ancestor of the Grapefruit, it has a rind that is very thick but spongy and soft and easy to peel away.The fruit is light yellow to coral-pink flesh and can vary from juicy to slightly dry and from seductively spicy-sweet to tangy and tart. The pomelo is also known as a shaddock,named after Captain Shaddock, a 17th-century English ship commander. The pomelo can be a successful substitute for grapefruit in recipes.
Now to find out what to do with our harvest...
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