This is a pomelo.
It's the giant of the citrus family. It smells a bit like a grapefruit, and it's really wide in diameter,
about 15 to 20 centimetres, and they weigh over a kilo. It's yellow-green in colour. They're really delicious and they're juicy
and they pop in your mouth. To peel a pomelo, it's a little bit different
to other citrus fruits. It's got a really thick skin and a bitter pith
that you really don't want to eat. You want to feel where the pith stops
and the fruit starts, and that's where you want to cut. Going to use a large knife, and we're just going to
cut the top off the pomelo. And then I like to cut
the bottom end off as well, because that gives you more stability
on your board. That's nice and flat. Next, we're going to make some little
splits down the side of the fruit. You don't want to cut
all the way through, you just want to cut through
to the skin meets the fruit. And we're going to do that
four to six splits, depending on the size of your pomelo. So, once you've done that, you just want to put your thumbs
in the middle of the pomelo where the fruit is. You can see there,
there's a natural line. Gently get your fingers through
and pull the skin away from the fruit. You can get the kids to do this.
It's a really fun job. If you need to, you can also
get a little knife and just start it off, because it can be quite tough. You can see how thick that pith is. And this is all the bitter membrane
around the pomelo, and you don't want to eat that. So, we're going to put our thumbs
down the middle of the fruit and just work the flesh
away from each other. It is a bit firm, but it just comes apart
once you start. And you can just break it
into the little segments. You can see the natural lines
of the fruit. And you just gently pull it apart. So now we're going to remove
the white pith from the pomelo. You just use your fingers,
but it can be quite tricky sometimes, so just get a knife and run it along
the middle part of the fruit, and it'll just separate the membrane and then you can peel it back. Don't worry if you break them. They'll be fine. They will still be delicious. Pomelos are great over ice-cream
for the kids as a dessert, and they're really good in Asian salads. They really take on the flavours
of the other ingredients and complement a salad,
and they're great as a snacking fruit.