Current location - Recipe Complete Network - Pregnant women's recipes - Are grapefruit and grapefruit still the same thing?
Are grapefruit and grapefruit still the same thing?

Same.

Grapefruit

The ripe fruit of pomelo, an evergreen tree of the Aromaceae family. Pomelo is a product of temperate and tropical zones. It is produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other provinces in southern China. There are Wendan pomelo, Shatian pomelo, Pingshan pomelo, Sijipao, Dahongpao, etc.; Thailand has Xishi pomelo, which is also popular; Malaysia and Taiwan also have it. Produce. The red meat of grapefruit is sour and the skin is thin; the white meat is sweet and the skin is thick. "Grapefruit" is an exotic fruit. The red-fleshed one is sweeter than the white-fleshed one. Pick the fruits when they are ripe in October-November.

There are many varieties of pomelo, especially the one produced in Shatian Township, Rong County, Guangxi, China, which is the most famous. The Shatian pomelo produced is famous for its sweet taste. The production period is after September, so during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is not easy to buy official Sha Tin pomelo during worshiping gods and admiring the moon. The Shatian pomelo fruit has a large skin, thick skin and lots of flesh, and the flesh can be eaten raw. The unripe peel, known as orange-red or transformed orange peel, stone and fruit are used for medicinal purposes. The Cantonese people call it "Luyou" because it looks "round", like a big pear. The moon is the fullest in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was a custom in the past that if you encountered something unlucky or had bad luck, you would boil water with pomelo leaves and bathe in it to remove the "bad energy" and bring good luck. Pomelo leaves contain volatile oil, which can reduce inflammation, analgesia, and dampness. Taking a bath with its water will be particularly refreshing, and it will not only provide psychological comfort.

In addition, those produced in Zhangzhou and Xiamen, Fujian, China are also top-grade, and are known as "Xiamen Wendan".

/food_db/viewherb.php3?viewid=152&setlang=3