Pomelo tree grows right in front of my house in my hometown in Kokan. It is a huge tree and bears equally huge fruits. As a kid, it always made me wonder as to how the Pomelo/papnus could stay up there hanging on a single thin stem. Also, why the only person who would be excited about the fruits was my grandpa, and while everyone disliked it because of it sour and tangy taste.
Pomelo looks like the elder sibling of citrus fruit and comes from the citrus family. It is a huge fruit at times as large as watermelon and has an equally thick skin. The skin color is usually green to yellowish-green and the inside is light to dark pink. Then there is the variety which is white/yellowish inside. It can stay up to 10-12 days after it’s plucked.
It has a sweet tangy sour and slightly bitter kind of taste.
Indian grapefruit ( English), Papnus (Marathi), Pampa Limasu (Tamil), Jabong
It usually grows in the month of November-January.
Choose the fruit that has yellowish skin and is heavy. It stays out for days till it ripens. Once it is peeled it can be kept in the fridge for days.
Have you heard about the coconut sprout aka maranda? Did you know it was edible?…
Unlike its name, Water Spinach does not belong nor is it related to the spinach…
Ambat Chukka is one interesting green. It looks like spinach/palak and tastes like Gongura but…
Madras Cucumber is something that I discovered on my recent trip to the market. Continue…
Health goals are what you need for 2023. Health goals give you a purpose, a…
Kudachya Shenga are long tender beans that grow wild in the forest. Hence called ranbhaji…
