The pomelo, or youzi, as it is known here, looks like a grapefruit on steriods. Tastes a bit like one too, but the fruit inside is a bit sweeter and drier than American grapefruit. To eat one, you remove the thick rind, force apart the segments inside, and then peel away at the skin surrounding each segment to eat the fruit. Takes a lot of work, but worth it.
A couple of weeks ago, Jiang Ayi, our fearless and amazing housekeeper, showed us the trick to opening them with a single cut, leaving two bowls of rind that - what else? - make perfect hats for kids.
Xander, in particular, took to his pomelo hat like a fish takes to, um, a helmet-shaped piece of pomelo rind lying around the house. For about a week, we'd glance over at him doing his homework and do a double-take because his head was inexplicably bald and bright yellow.
We get Chinese pomelo here in Toronto, Canada as well. It is a lot of work to open it up, but the kids love the taste. My hands can cramp up if I try to open two pomelo back to back. What is the pomelo trick that your Aiyi uses?
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Pomelo peels makes a good Guangdong dish. But it's a lot of work.
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