Can I only buy it in season?
It is listed as Main harvest Oct–Dec. It is a year-round fruit, but volume and price can change with the season and variety. The calendar does not guarantee that it is on sale on any given day.
Pomelo
Pomelo · ส้มโอ
Try a pomelo, which looks like a giant grapefruit. Peel the thick rind and remove the membrane, and the granules of flesh appear. Sweetness and tartness feel different depending on the variety. If using a knife at your lodging is hard, you can choose prepared pomelo sold in a pack.
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When is the best time to eat it?
Main harvest Oct–Dec
Listed as available year-round
Use the main harvest period, or the harvest window for a regional fruit, as a guide. Actual availability can change with growing region, variety and weather.
What does it taste like?
It is a citrus fruit where you feel the granules of flesh. The color and the sweetness and tartness differ by variety, with flesh that is yellowish or pinkish.
Why this fruit is known in Thailand
Thailand has several pomelo varieties, such as khao nam phueng and thong dee. Large whole fruit is sometimes prepared and sold as flesh only, which makes it an easy fruit to try while traveling.
Buying basics
- Thai name
- ส้มโอ
- Harvest period
- Main harvest Oct–Dec
- How to buy
- Tell apart the price per fruit, the price per kilogram and the price of a prepared pack. Whole fruit with its rind and a pack of flesh only are hard to compare directly by the same weight.
How to prepare and eat it
- Peel off the thick outer rind of whole fruit first.
- Separate the segments, remove the inner membrane and take out the flesh.
- Remove the seeds and eat the flesh. A prepared pack is easy to share right away.
Frequently asked questions
How do I compare a per-kilogram price with a price per pack?
Tell apart the price per fruit, the price per kilogram and the price of a prepared pack. Whole fruit with its rind and a pack of flesh only are hard to compare directly by the same weight.
Keep exploring
Official sources and references
If you want to read more about the food and the regions behind it, these sources are a good place to start. Ingredients and recipes can vary from one restaurant to the next.
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