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Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Pomelo Salad

Pomelo's are widely available in Malaysia, and are particularly famous in Ipoh, Tapah and Bidor. On a recent (end Oct) work related trip to Ipoh, I was instructed by not only my wife but my son and daughter as well - "Make sure you buy some Pomelo's on the way back."

I've learnt that safest thing to do is to do as I am told. Especially as far as my children are concerned!

I'm not a big fan of the Pomelo but the lovely wife and kids love it. For those that don't know what a Pomelo is, it's like a large lime. Perhaps a better way to describe it would be like an Asian Grapefruit? The peel is thick while the flesh inside is sweetish with a slide bitter aftertaste.



The picture above doesn't quite give an idea of how large a Pomelo is. The picture could simply be a magnification of a lime for all you know. So... compare the Pomelo to the head of an almost 4 year old. Yes, this is a pomelo next to the head of my 4 year old (going on 52!!) daughter, Sarah.



The lovely wife and kids polished off one whole pomelo at one sitting and then on the weekend my wife decided to make a pomelo salad. Basically, its the flesh of the pomelo placed in a bowl.



Then seasoned with some fish sauce, lemon juice, chopped shallots, chopped chillis and some peanuts.



Easy Peasy! Lovely on its' own or as a side dish.

3 comments:

Sara said...

I have seen pomelos in the stores but I wasn't sure what you were supposed to do with them. Thanks for the recipe. The picture of your daughter and the pomelo is cute!

Meeta K. Wolff said...

We love pomelos too but I never quite had it with such flavors as your wife used here. Sounds intriguing!

Dharm - is there anyway I can reach you per email? You can contact me on blogmeeta@gmail.com. WOuld love to discuss something with you!

Chrissy said...

hey dharm, looks great! I've never tried making pomelo salad, but am inspired now :D