Food Trivia Question
TRIVIA QUESTION: A popular fruit that has been cultivated in
China for thousands of years, I can taste bitter or sweet, depending on when I
am picked. Related to the grapefruit, my name may come from
Europeans confusing me with the French for "apple." Another popular
name for me is shaddock, after the captain who is thought to have introduced me
to the West Indies. I am a popular treat during the Autumn Mooncake festival;
children use my thick skin to make a lantern to watch the full moon by. What am
I?
TRIVIA ANSWER: Pomelo. The name originally may come from the
Latin pomum, meaning fruit or apple. (The French word for apple is pomme,
as in une pomme). An ancestor to the grapefruit, pomelo offers a sweeter alternative. Two of the more popular varieties come from China
and Thailand; the former has a pale flesh and a yellowish-green rind, while the
latter has a pinkish flesh. Nutritionally, pomelo are rich in Vitamin C and
potassium. A popular snack, it is also used in salads and jams.
