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Pomelo

Som oh | ส้มโอ   | Citrus maxima

Family: Rutaceae - Genus: Citrus

There are few Pomelo trees in Paksong area.

 

The pomelo is a natural, i.e., non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. The fruit is similar in taste to a large grapefruit. The pomelo is commonly consumed and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast Asia.


The word "pomelo" derived from Dutch pompelmoes. In English, the word "pomelo" has become the more common name, although "pomelo" has historically been used for grapefruit.


In large parts of Southeast Asia where pomelo is native, it is a common dessert, often eaten raw and sprinkled with, or dipped in, a salt mixture. It is eaten in salads.


Pomelo trees have fruit from August to October.


 

The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meter tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is usually scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. All parts of the plant contain latex.
Tree

THE TREE

The pomelo tree can be 5 to 15 meter tall, with a crooked trunk 10–30 centimeter thick, and low-hanging, irregular branches






 

The leaves of the papaya are large, 50-70 cm in diameter, with seven lobes.
Leaf

THE LEAVES

The leaves of the pomelo are distinctly winged, with alternate, elliptic shapes 5 to 20 centimeter long, with a leathery, dull green upper finish, and hairy lower leaf.





 


The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
Flowers

THE FLOWERS

The flowers of the pomelo — single or in clusters — are fragrant and yellow-white in color.







 
The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
Fruit

THE FRUIT

The pomelo fruit is a large citrus fruit, 15–25 centimeter in diameter, weighing 1 to 2 kilogram. It has a thicker rind than a grapefruit. Containing 11–18 segments, the flesh tastes like a mild grapefruit. The enveloping membranous material around the segments is bitter, considered inedible, and usually discarded.



 

CULINARY USES

There are two varieties of Pomelo: a sweet kind with white flesh, and a sour kind with pinkish flesh, the latter more likely to be used as a ceremony, rather than eaten. The fruit generally contains few, relatively large seeds,

The juice is regarded as delicious, and the rind is used to make preserves or may be candied.




 

NUTRITION

Raw pomelo flesh is 89% water, 10% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and contains negligible fat (table). A 100 gram reference amount provides 38 calories, and is rich in vitamin C (73% of the Daily Value).

 

TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USE


NOTE: please take advice from a doctor if you are planning to use herbal medicine.


Pomelo skin is also used medicinally in some cultures, it is said to have many healt benift.. The Chinese could make various medicines by drying various parts of the fruits like its seeds, flowers, mature peel and slices of young pomelo fruit then combining it with other ingredients.

It is used to treat cough, indigestion and motion sickness.


 

INTO THE WILD: a down to earth experience

For guests and visitors to Paksong we organize weekly tours "The Edible Forest" and Foraging weekends: Into the Wild. We work with local guides to take you in the jungle of Paksong. After foraging, we will cook a meal with the ingredients, using bamboo together with you!


Come and join and learn about the abundance of food that nature gives us!


INTO THE WILD!

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