Pomelo Fruit - A Giant Ancestor To Citrus Fruits (Citrus maxima) - Weird Fruit Explorer
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2021
- Ep 557 Pomelo
Binomial Name: Citrus maxima
Reviewed in NYC
---
+ See EXCLUSIVE videos! Get REWARDS! Help the channel GROW!
Patreon: / weirdexplorer
---
+ New videos posted every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday!
---
+ GET A SHIRT:
www.weirdexplorer.com
---
+ Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA:
IG: @weirdexplorer
Twitter: @weirderexplorer
FB: weirdexplorer
Reddit: / weirdexplorer
---
+ SPECIAL THANKS:
Smarter Every Day, Alt-Pod, harborleaf.com
---
+ MUSIC:
"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Eventually you come to the realization that Jared is actually the worlds foremost expert on fruit flavor.
His friend (Steven I think?) seems to be equally or even more knowledgeable but hes quite high up there
@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369
Steven is very knowledgeable, but he seems like he has a little bit more trouble putting it into words as well as Jared does.
yeah true@@durpshady7751
@@durpshady7751 fair
Finally a fruit I’ve had before
Where’d you get one? 👀
@@yungpm Trader Joe’s has them. in California at least
@@henryforsman9483 well I’m in Oregon so maybe I’ll have a chance of getting one lol
Fortunately you can find these in almost any supermarket in Germany. I absolutely love myself a good pomelo :)
They have them at fredmeyers in oregon
This channel is so underrated
Fr though.
It really is. I can’t believe he doesn’t have at least a mil subscribers
so true
Yea :(
big orange
I have had pomelos from Chinese supermarkets that varied widely. Some were very sweet with little bitterness or acidity. My favourite were mildly acid and bitter and not too sweet but very, very juicy. I love peeling the segments, it just seems so wrong to be able to peel a citrus segment.
If you like them juicy try the California red ones they have the deeper green skin I found those to more consistently be juicy. personally I like mine a little dryer but they are always quite sweet as well.
You should try naartjies if you like peeling the segments
mandarin oranges/tangerines are pretty good if ya like peeling citrus segments
@@denizb.9220 Thank you but I like them to be the size of a melon slice.
you can peel navel oranges like that if you take the time. They're much better that way.
"honey pomelo" is the only one they sell here in Canada
It's large, about 3lbs and cost about $3 Canadian
2lbs is the white skin
What you're left with inside is like a large bitter orange
well you're not wrong about that, I eat pomelo all the time. The thick 2lb flesh doesn't happen for me because we know which ones to pick out. Where I live we do have to honey pomelo but also the red/pink ones in canada.
However you look at pomelo that you don't wanna eat it but the moment you start eating it. You can't stop eating it.
density is the key, also buy them in canada. find the ones that are denser per their volume
Here in Nova Scotia the quality varies but the good ones cost $4 and are the sweetest juiciest giants. My favorite of all citrus.
I can find the red flesh ones in Edmonton, they are just as he describes.
It must come down to your region, but I have seen at least six different cultivars in Canada. Three of which are in normal grocery stores.
I had never heard of or seen this fruit until late high school. I went to my Spanish class and my teacher was nonchalantly eating one while several of us were like "wtf is that massive fruit she has???"
lol had it the other way around with my dutch teacher 😂 she rolled off her chair laughing when she first saw me eat one because it just looked like an absurdly large green-yellow orange to her.
I just had a Pomelo this morning, its like a grapefruit that's not bitter, and a bit sweeter.
Only downside was all the pith, and having to extract the good part.
For citrus, they are suer wasy to segment, though.
I dare you to chew the membrane next time. Its way more bitter than grapefruit.
🤔*But*-can you improvise a safe long-lasting emergency candle out of it?...
The technique I use is a peel all the pith off like how the vlogger did then I put in the fridge for a day in a container. Somehow that shrinks it slightly and it makes it easier to pull off. That’s if you can wait that long. 😂
i like that part of it , its great to eat when your watching movie , healthier then popcorn and you occupy your hands and snack on while watching
To me polmelo tastes like grapefruit without the acidity and sourness. They’re delicious! I grow “Chandler” variety here in So. Cal. and the trees are very productive. I didn’t realize they sold for that much. Maybe I’m in the wrong business!
I got one at Walmart for about $4 and about the same price at Lidl.
In Chinese, 红柚 means red pomelo and refers to both grapefruits and red-fleshed pomelos. No real distinction is made between the two citruses, mostly because pomelo is much more common in China and Chinese diaspora communities. Growing up I thought grapefruits were just smaller, more bitter pomelos - until I learned that they're half pomelo, half orange.
and grapefruit are juicy.
Ikr! I was always so confused as a child what the difference between a pomelo and a grapefruit
Grapefruits originated on the Island of Barbados! So we've brought the world grapefruit, rum and Rihanna!!
@@mytech6779 so are pomelos
@@Me-da-Ghost Well yes Pomelo have juice but they are not juicy to near the same degree as grapefruit.
3:53 That's awesome. It makes you look like a tiny person eating a normal sized tangerine. I want one.
I know a lot of you do not drink alcohol, but one of my favorite drinks is a freshly squeezed pomelo, with a shot, or two of vodka. Gin works too.
Well if you force me to, i will give it a try😒
My husband loves gin and oj. I think I’ll treat him to gin and pomelo. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@mirandamom1346 Gin, and juice is more than just a pop song. I like the botanicals in gin. I would also suggest a good spiced rum. Not the pure vanilla stuff.
@@mirandamom1346 No worries. =D
2:11 the most satisfying sound in the world
Pomelo ASMR...
Sfx foleys use them a lot i think... 🤔
@@agunlogisteam I swear I've heard sounds like that used so often, was shocked to hear the sound when he pulled it apart.
Yo the sound of that pomello peeling was satisfying 😆😆
It seems like the algorithm has blessed you. This got recommended to me out of nowhere.
Good to know. It's so strange which ones get chosen by the TH-cam gods
Me too!
@@WeirdExplorer I got this recommended after researching all the different citrus fruits on wikipedia. weird
I love this channel so much. It's just so honest and straightforward.
Very interesting. Pomelos being the grandfather of all the citrus is so cool
the sound when you pull apart a grapefruit, or a pomelo in this case 👌🏻🥰
I found your channel when i was searching for paw paws and info about them and i love your channel i like how you describe the textures and flavors and history i always end up binge watching multiple videos of yours
Pomelos are great but the flesh to rind ratio on that one is above and beyond! Every one I ever had was more like the first one you reviewed, half pith
At our store they’re pretty cheap. The texture and sweetness varies drastically. One time it’s rather hard and “dry” with less flavor (nice texture to chew though), other times it’s very moist, sweet and the little pockets pop easily. Always a surprise but never disappointing.
I usually end up going to higher and Asian grocery stores to buy it (The fancy ones that guarantee their fruit T&T here in Vancouver) often the texture and sweetness is more consistent. Personally I like it on the dryer side with a slight sweet tartness. There’s nothing more disappointing than a dry flavourless pomelo and those unfortunately are far too easy to come across.
In the Ilokos Region of the Philippines, this fruit, known locally as 'baranghas', is typically savoured with a pinch or two of sea-salt.
OMG Pomelo is hands down my favorite fruit. Its very popular in Israel but no one knows what it is here in cali
It's California. Go to any Asian supermarket, especially around the lunar new year, and they'll have them.
@@liabobia I'm in Tennessee and Kroger carries them so Ralph's probably does too
@@liabobia yeah i didn't realize asian markets carry them regularly, i'll have to go! I find one every once in a while at safeway and i pick it up when i do but my friends are always mystified when i show them it
Definitely in all Asian grocery stores in Cali.
I wouldn't be surprised
I ate those almost every day when visiting Thailand , they sell them whole or completely peeled and ready to eat .
The pomelos I tried here in america were all dry.. I almost wrote it off, I got one while in hong kong and it was great.
Really? I used to live by a Cantonese grocery store called Hong Kong Mart, and they had very juicy pomelos. Maybe it's relative though. I imagine they're even better in SE Asia. :)
Edit: Hong Kong Mart is in the US, in case that wasn't clear.
yea dry pomelo sucks
Citrus greening, maybe? It sucks. Here in Florida many citrus farms shut down because of it. I guess it spread across America...
Really satisfying fruit ASMR on this one
Me, with misophonia, especially to eating sounds: yeahh....
That break down the middle was crazy.
@@myeergkuen try praying
@@seronymus to whom? Frank Lewis XLVI? Oðin? Satan? Santa Clause? Spider Man? Bob? Paul? Phil? Jimothy? Kimothy? Timothy? Tomothy? Jonothy? Jimathan? Philliam? Jillip? Billian? Ceith? Ceitii? My friend’s cat pages? My friend’s stink bomb (dog [C-H-I-C-K-E-N]) books? Squirtle? Prometheus Murgatrýd, Fish Assassin? Formaggio Borbak-ool? General Yodeling Squirrel Man in a Duck Suit, Champion of Yogurt the All-Powerful, Slayer of Cheese Stick the Devourer and his Sinful Army of American Cheese. He also is an albino box fish breeder? Who?
Well, actually...
I AM PHIL’S CHIN, FOR ALL PRAY TO ME.
Tho it is kinda sad cuz IVE got no one to pray to. I verrrrry sad.
WAIT NO. DO NOT READ THE ABOVE. STRENGTH AND POWER! I RULE ALL; BOW DOWN TO ME, PEASANTS, LEST YOU WANT TO BECOME A DELECTABLE PUDDING!
I had a tree that grew these, in Arizona.
Breakfast for days.
I generally don't really even eat fruit, but every time i see this channel in my sub box now i'm excited for a wild ride back to my childhood where anything natural, strange looking, and edible, fascinated me.
Watching this channel has made me branch out a bit more in regards to my fruit preferences. Thank you!
Pomelo is one of my favorites. It smells soooo amazing and tastes mild and refreshing. I love it
Growing up with pomelos, I always thought grapefruit is a bit like a shrunken pomelo. Funny to hear it the other way round.
In Thailand it's called som-o which literally means a large orange. (o is an acient word modified from chinese origin to describe something big, or alternatively, a bowl and som is just orange)
I really appreciate the sound quality in this, it's so immersive to hear all the sounds it makes.
Me and my family regularly share these. Everyone's happy when we have them in the house
Pummelo is like a grapefruit with almost no bitterness and about 1/3 of the flavor
We get Pomelo here in the UK in a couple supermarkets either labelled as just Pomelo or Honey Pomelo. It's the yellow rind with white flesh. One of my favourite fruits, similar in taste to grapefruit but without the bitterness is a good description.
Thank you so much for being so brave to try so many different fruits. Because of your research & taste testing I have courage to try new fruits. I have learned so much. Thank you for sharing. Take care, stay safe. Blessings
Do not know how a stumbled upon this but the down to earth conversational tone was refreshing for some reason. Considered me subbed
Did yours not have floral notes, that’s why I am addicted! Found them 7 years ago and buy every season, the best. Thank you.
couple months ago I got a pomelo and I thought something like "pomelo is just grapefruit for people who don't like grapefruit"
it also had like a 1/2 inch* rind but I don't see em often so I indulged lmao
I had a dream about pomelo, and i just woke up for work to see you uploaded this 6 hours ago. Get out of my head!!!
Pomelo is one of my favorites things to eat. Mostly because it’s a little thougher than other citrus fruits so popping a piece in your mouth and crunching it feels really nice.
My neighbor had a few trees that had fruit that were easily basketball sized, ranged from 4-7lbs. Insane
If I was a chef I could make a whole channel trying to make the foods he suggests. "You could use this as a topping on cheesecake" Uh huh, sure. :)
Love the videos!
Not a chef. But I do like cooking new dishes. Gimme a minute...
@@FaultAndDakranon tell me how it goes
I love those video's, i can learn so much from them. Thanks Man Hope you will have an good day!
Pomelos are easily one of my favorite fruits, this one looks absolutely gorgeous.
I've always meant to try pomelo. Next time I come across one I'm definitely going to.
Hey Weird Explorer, you don't get much feedback but your channel is actually really interesting, I really like your series on all of the fruit (I'd need to just watch it all in one sitting XP) and it's incredible how you share about the fruit aswell! Just letting you know to keep it up man, your content is highly intriguing!
I knew someone who almost watched the whole library in one sitting. They dozed off on the third day. A shame. Only two days left to go!
Idk how I haven't subscribed until just now I've watched like 20 of your videos at least so far
I've been subscribed for quite a while. Great videos.
2:16 Sci-fi protagonists comedically eating alien food
Pomelos are delicious, but the most fun you can have with a pomelo is putting the pith up to your face and breathing through it like a face mask. It's so light and airy that you get like zero resistance breathing through it.
If I get my hands on one of these I would make a face mask out of the pith
I travel to China for work often, and every time I arrive, my host presents me with a pomelo, usually about the size of a soccer ball, with relatively thin skin. I open it the same way and just peel individual sections and nibble on it throughout the day. It sits on my desk 3 or 4 days and never dries out. The ones they get me are like a sweeter grapefruit without any bitterness. I’ve never found any as good here in the States.
I love these. They're great just as finger food while doing something else, since there's so much to peel at and pull apart without it getting juice everywhere.
Would you ever consider re-reviewing soursop? I understand you've had... Not so great experiences with them in the past, but I got a couple in an exotic fruit crate recently, and when eaten while actually ripe (the one in your video appeared over-ripe to the point of being almost inedible), I found them to be genuinely enjoyable.
Just a suggestion.
I love pomelos SO MUCH. They're so underrated.
I love this channel. best fruit channel 100%
I really enjoy this channel. Great content
My guess is they are usually picked younger so they last longer and when you buy the more expensive ones they are more mature fruit and must be shipped quicker and therefore cost more
Younger trees, because they are still growing, do not have as much nutrients to supply to the fruit, resulting the thick skin and less meat.
Older trees, they are already stabilized, will have more meat and more flavorful fruit.
But it usually takes more than 10 years, which is why it is more expensive.
@@DevideNull cool thanks I was just speculating
Botanically speaking, a pomelo, and an orange or lemon, &c., is a berry, just like grapes, watermelons, pumpkins and bananas.
Oh..
Interesting. Pomelo tastes like a raspberry/apple/strawberry citrus to me. And I always wondered what category grapes fell into.
Just bought one of these at my local grocery store for $4 and had no clue what it was. Thank you for this video! Super informative!
The tearing sound of the rind is kinda satisfying
Re the hint of berry flavor, the red colors in some citrus are due to anthocyanins, the same family of red/purple pigments that appear in berries and pomegranates.
Anthocyanins do contribute to flavor, but they're usually present at such small amounts that many peopke may not be able to pick them out due to insensitivity or lack of flavor discrimination skill. Your long practice breaking down flavor notes for us shows well on this one.
my absolute favorite citrus!
the NOISE it makes when you pull it apart sounds like something from John Carpenters "The Thing"
I watched your previous pomelo review last night ☺️
So that is the granddaddy of many citrus? Cool 😎!
I smelled that fruit through the screen the minute you started tearing it apart. 🤤
It’s the best fruit smell everrrr
Its like the most amazing like soft citrus smell, just enough citrus to be there, but nowhere as overpowering
I'd love to try this. Cant stop watching
This is wild! I see these in the grocery store from time to time, and I was always curious...but never took the plunge and bought one. Now I might!
I love this fruit! I'm not sure whether I love opening it up or eating it more
I've never wanted to see someone slap a large citrus fruit as much as I did during the intro of this video.
Great stuff mate. I learn about da froot. Very good. Nice.
Love pomelo! Can only get them here in FL when they come into season but they are worth the wait!
My parents have a gigantic pomelo tree in their backyard, and it always makes too many of these damn things every year.
*you know how embarrassing it was having your parents make you bring a bag of pomelos to school once a year and try to give them away for them?*
I totally get you. I have often brought my parents shit and leftovers to school (not food usually, but I did bring zucchini once) because they thought it would be appreciated, but it always ended up left behind on the playground or just thrown out. In retrospect it wasnt so embarrasing, but it felt that way back then.
I had to subscribe, I last saw, you were eating a big blue fruit with a burning sensation.
Glad your still around.
Beautiful. Its so beautiful and ancient.
please dont feal bad about reviewing fruit a second time. im new to your channel but have a hge love of fruit and this channel has been amazing to explore. hope to send you some fruit someday. cheers!
Pomelo is my favorite for 11 years now.
Don't know about "hard to find", but in our podunk county in Florida you can find Pomelo almost anywhere when it's in season.
Great video!
This brings fond memories. We get these in December and once they're gone they're gone. I didn't get one the last three years. This year I'll get some as a Christmas present to me.
Wow so very satisfying to see you open the Pomelo! 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊
i like the overhead cam of you cutting up the fruit
Keep up the great videos
The Peel makes such amazing candied Peel! Almost floral! Once I start eating a pomelo I can't stop until my teeth hurt!
Niceee I’ll be sure to buy one to try it out, I subscribed 🙌
the sound that pomelo makes when he pulls it apart is the best part of this video
I've watched a bunch of your videos and have heard you talk about Pomelo many times, but I have just realized that this is a fruit that I loved back in Taiwan. For the longest time I've confused my childhood fruit with the Japanese Yuzu because the Chinese name for Pomelo (Youzi) is the exact same as the Kanji for Yuzu. Apparently there was some mix up with the names of the two fruits. When I saw the Pomelo in previous videos it was cut and had huge rind, which is different than the ones I've had (thin rind like in this video and pulled open by hand). Thanks for clearing that up for me.
YUM! I love Pomelo! I recently moved away from my favorite grocery store, Hong Kong Market, and I miss them (and the grocery store in general).
I'd never seen any instructions on how to open a pomelo, but I buy them regularly, and apparently I independently landed on precisely the correct way to do it, as I've been slicing off one end, scoring, and peeling all along! :)
thank you so much this helped me in denmark theres alot of pomelo:)
Sounds and looks amazing!. 👌🏽🌟
I’m going to see if I can get one.
this is one of my favorite fruits!! they are so good in tea!!
This is the first time I can say „I‘ve had this fruit before!“ hahaha I don’t know why, but it makes me proud 🥲
Maybe my favorite citrus!!! Fell in love when I visited China in my youth and now I pick it up whenever I can find it.
I love getting a giant one and slapping it. I love the sound they make when you SLAP.
Hi from Barbados! Fun fact! Did you guys know that grapefruit originated on my island?
It's a cross between the Pomelo. or Shaddock as it is known locally, and the Sweet Orange!
I tell you this peeling these is the best part, ripping the thick hull off the fruit is very satisfying
I agree on that berry flavor! I always thought it tasted a bit like raspberries but pomegranate is probably more fitting.. So long ago that I had a pomelo so no idea what berry flavor comes closer ^^
I've made a granity out of pomelo once, it works very well, you just have to compensate their dryness with more orange juice and bubbly wine! Just LOVE the smell of cutting open a pomelo.
Awesome chanel im going to have to dig in to this. .. I have an idea about giant trees so I'm digging for fruit. Wonderful content
When i watch these videos i always think you msut have atleast 1 mil subs but you only have 235k, very underrated