what is a pomello?

Answer 1

It was also known as an 'UGLI' fruit {or, less commonly, 'UGLY' fruit} I think the name was changed because it was less PC

the taste is a bit like a grapefruit/ orange cross, - sweeter and more palettable than a grapefruit.

My Mother grew one of the seeds, from an Ugli, and the leaves are an odd shape, like a larger leaf put on top of a smaller one. It hasn't borne any fruit in about 10 years, though - it probably doesnt suit our (UK) climate

here's a picture (not mum's one :-)
http://www.paradasia.com/Photo_album_Files/Pomelo%20Photos/photos/11%20Pomelo%20Tambun%20sweet%20with%20leaf.JPG

Answer 2

Pomello or pummelo, sometimes also called the shaddock, after an English sea captain who introduced them to the West Indies (Barbados).
Also French 'pamplemousse,' Spanish 'pampelmus,' Thai 'som-o,' and Japanese 'butan' or 'zabon.'

Largest of the citrus family, the pummelo, native to Malaysia, is believed to be an ancestor of the grapefruit. They are a giant citrus fruit that can reach 10-11 inches in diameter, with a firm flesh and less juice than a grapefruit.

They were brought to the West Indies in the 17th century, and are popular there as well as in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand. They are cultivated in India, the Middle East, China, Jamaica, Florida, and California. Several new subtropical varieties have been developed in California.

As with other citrus fruits they are high in vitamin C and low in calories. The are also a good source of potassium. Generally they are yellow, round to pear shaped, 8 inches to as large as a basketball, with a thick layer of peel and pith. Flesh can range from lemon yellow to deep red, and they can be honey sweet or lemon tart and may be enormously seedy to seedless.

Answer 3

Hi :)

A Pomelo is a Chinese grapefruit, a member of the citrus fruit family, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind.

The traditional grapefruit is the result of a pomelo-orange cross, as the tangelo is the result of a tangerine-pomelo cross.

The fruit has a pear like shape, but is far larger. It can be close to 12 inches (30 cm) across at its widest point and weigh up to 22 pounds (about 10 kg).


Hope this helps.

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Answer 4

It is a huge Grapefruit like fruit with a rather more bland , but sweeter tase than grapefruit. The Pith is very thick, a bit like ugly fruit. The pips inside are huge approx 1/2" in length and run in rows down the inner edge of the segments. The segments are very hard to pull apart. The colour of the whole fruit is yellow, and the skin is smooth.They weigh up to 1kg

Answer 5

I think you mean Pomelo, the Chinese grapefruit, a citrus fruit, usually pale green to pale yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit that is unusually sweet with a very spongy rind. I recently had them for breakfast every day in Singapore, and its interesting to note here that when they crossed the pomelo with an orange-they produced a grapefruit! NB: in England we call them Shaddocks after the Captain Shaddock who took the seed of the pomelo to the West Indies in the 17th century from Malaysia. Very high in Vitamin C too. Try it!

Answer 6

A pomelo is the largest citrus fruit that can be found. Also known as a shaddock, it is still found mainly in specialist or Asian food markets.

It is mainly grown in South east Asia and the west Indies and can weigh up to 10kg,

When fully ripe the flesh is a pinkish colour and the skin is yellow.

Shaddock is attributed to the British explorer of that name who introduced the fruit to the West Indies via Polynesia.

Hope that helps

Answer 7

This giant citrus (citrus grandus) fruit is native to Malaysia (where it still grows abundantly). It is also cultivated in California and Israel. Most of the varieties found today have been bred and grown. A large pomelo is the largest of all citrus. They can grow to be as large as a foot in diameter and up to 25 pounds. The rind is very thick but soft and easy to peel away. The resulting 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.
The pomelo can be used instead of grapefruit in any recipes.

Answer 8

The pomelo (or Chinese grapefruit, pummelo, pommelo, jabong, shaddock or Jeruk Bali), Citrus maxima (Merr., Burm. f.), also Citrus grandis (L.), is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind.

The grapefruit is a hybrid between the pomelo and the orange. In some markets, grapefruits or pomelo/grapefruit crosses will also be sold as pomelo or pummelo.

The tangelo is a hybrid between the pomelo and the tangerine. It has a thicker skin than a tangerine and is less sweet.

The peel of the pomelo is also used in Chinese cooking or candied. In general, citrus peel is often used in southern Chinese cuisine for flavouring, especially in sweet soup desserts.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomelo

Answer 9

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Rosidae

Order: Sapindales

Family: Rutaceae

Genus: Citrus

Species: C. maxima


Binomial name
Citrus maxima
Merr.
The pomelo (or Chinese grapefruit, pummelo, pommelo, jabong, shaddock or Jeruk Bali), Citrus maxima (Merr., Burm. f.), also Citrus grandis (L.), is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind.


[edit] Cultivation and uses
The pomelo is native to Southeast Asia and all of Malaysia, and grows wild on river banks in Fiji, Tonga, and Hawaii. It may have been introduced into China around 100 B.C. It is widely cultivated in southern China (Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Fujian Provinces) and especially in central Thailand on the banks to the Tha Chin River; also in Taiwan and southernmost Japan, southern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Tahiti. It is also grown commercially elsewhere, particularly California, Florida, and Israel.


Grapefruit and pomelo output in 2005The pomelo is also known as a shaddock, after an English sea captain, Captain Shaddock, who introduced the seed to the West Indies in the 17th century from the Malay Archipelago. In the Pacific and Asia, it is known as jabong and in Chinese it is called yòuzi (柚子) (not to be confused with the yuzu, which uses the same kanji but is a different species), while it is called som o (ส้มโอ) in Thai, and buntan or banpeiyu in Japanese.

The pulp colour ranges between clear pale yellow to pink to red, and tastes like a sweet, mild grapefruit. It is the largest citrus fruit, growing as large as 30 cm in diameter and weighing as much as 10 kg; the peel is thick, and is sometimes used to make marmalade.

The grapefruit is a hybrid between the pomelo and the orange[1]. In some markets, grapefruits or pomelo/grapefruit crosses will also be sold as pomelo or pummelo.

The tangelo is a hybrid between the pomelo and the tangerine. It has a thicker skin than a tangerine and is less sweet.

The peel of the pomelo is also used in Chinese cooking or candied. In general, citrus peel is often used in southern Chinese cuisine for flavouring, especially in sweet soup desserts.

Answer 10

The pomelo (or Chinese grapefruit, pummelo, pommelo, jabong, shaddock or Jeruk Bali), is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind.