Dear Pubbies,

 

I have had a nice rest.  And while resting, I have begun to wonder why the pomelo (som oh) is the quintessential fruit to be eaten while in Thailand.

 

Also, I wondered why the pomelo has increased in price so rapidly in recent years.

 

Could it be due to lack of rainfall or drought caused by global warming?  Or, is Thailand exporting most of its pomelos, thus creating a shortage.

 

If I were to buy a house in Thailand, I would first choose a house which sat on land that had a large number of pomelo trees already thriving, and I would first investigate to ensure that the pomelo trees had a steady water supply to guarantee that the trees would continue to bear fruit.

 

The pomelo is the epitome of a good tasting fruit, and it is the perfect example of what a fruit should be, being both sour, tart, and slightly sweet.

 

And so, these are my two questions:

 

1.  Why has the cost of pomelos continued to increase steadily during recent years?

 

2. Can you name a better fruit than the pomelo?

 

I am not joking.

 

I have recently stopped eating pomelos due to the expense of it.

 

If I had a source of free pomelos, then I would eat pomelos all day long.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

  

A good Grapefruit leaves a Pomelo for dead in terms of taste and juiciness. However, in terms of local fruits the Mango rates pretty highly, as does the Pineapple.

My favorites are mangoes and ice-cream made from fresh mangoes. Delicious!

 

I like pumelo, but once or twice a year is enough for me.

I can eat bananas and mangoes everyday though, and the mangoes grown on Koh Chang are amazing.

Less sweet than the ordinary mangoes, but with a stronger perfume, unfortunately can be found only around May, at very low price, but just for a week or 2.

10 minutes ago, MisterBleach said:

Also, I wondered why the pomelo has increased in price so rapidly in recent years.

In my gf's village they cost normally less than 20THB/kg. ???? 

 

Farang fruitcake.

mangkot, minus the yellow stuff

agreee, that Pomelo is the duck's guts...

 - but one needs to further refine down;  

 to which Colour is best? the White/Yellow/Gold/Pink? 

 

what makes them interesting for me; is experimenting how best to fillet them!  

I'll do a couple of them each evening, and give to the monk, as offering for the breakfast. 

I guess I have to join the mamuang camp. No better fruit than mango.