UPDATE ****59p TODAY*******
These are really delicious, and you can easily buy 5 of these to make up your £50 with voucher spend. I would get 10 of these.
The price in Morrisons is £2 and around same in most supermarkets. Were 89p last week in Lidl.
I know its a deal on fruit and HUKD users aren't particularly fond of fruit i.e. the juices and potential sticky fingers could leave marks on our PS4 pads, Moto Gs and damage our Chinese imported b/tooth watches (especially if you have the white strapped version like me). Although quality streets and malteser stains are acceptable.
If you are not sure the best time to eat these I would advise after a few packets of crisps or pork scratchings. A pomelo offsets the saltiness nicely.
If you are on prescription meds (list at link) there is a possibility of interaction for most of the listed drugs: https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/formulary/bnf/current/a1-interactions/list-of-drug-interactions/grapefruit-juice
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inoxx
20 Dec 1516#1
lol best description in a long while.
jura1
20 Dec 154#19
be aware that if you are on any prescription pills that clash with grapefruit, you also should avoid pomelo. which is a shame as i really like grapefruit/pomelo juice.
finnmaccool
20 Dec 154#15
Looks like the back of my wife's fishnet stockings
scallygally
20 Dec 154#9
I thought it was a giant onion.
Latest comments (87)
Bigfoot600
29 Feb 16#87
Got some od these from Tesco 10p each as couldn't be scanned when delivered. Not very impressed. Maybe a fruit that should be allowed to be served in native country so its ripe when eating bit like buying figs in the UK from most supermarkets they are a tint of green still followed by a bit of purple. Goto the country where they grown and they are nr black. Melt in the mouth and taste absolutely gorgeous
glasgowgirl
24 Dec 15#86
Hmm. Confused also. I didn't find it a strange comment at all, and also he is a she
glasgowgirl
24 Dec 15#85
Yes Malaysia! It was amazing! It was in a hotel so maybe the prawns were a twist? I'd love to know an authentic recipe :-)
lucas
23 Dec 15#84
Well that was a let down, most bland thing I've eaten for a long while
anthony401
22 Dec 151#83
Heat for the most pathetic comment of the week. This is the cheapest I can get it now so it's clearly hot. Fund manager? Managing funds is not based on prices you can't get any more.
jsty3105
21 Dec 15#82
Huh? This is quite an unexpectedly aggressive sounding comment to my post.
EazyDuz
21 Dec 15#81
nah that's cool
sunnyhot
21 Dec 15#80
nah! have to walk to the front door.
EazyDuz
21 Dec 151#79
home delivery?
sunnyhot
21 Dec 151#78
Yes but it is at this present moment in time at least 50% less than everywhere else. So if you want to speculate and try one that's a 50% saving right now.
sunnyhot
21 Dec 15#77
and mine too.
EazyDuz
21 Dec 15#58
£1 cheaper than everywhere else? Awesome, theres a Lidl 15 miles further than ASDA, i'll go there and spend more on petrol alone.
paneds to EazyDuz
21 Dec 15#71
here you are again putting a dampener on another deal just because it doesnt work out for you tuff s#+t suck it up
sunnyhot to EazyDuz
21 Dec 15#76
Can someone make a special HUKD site for this person with deals on his doorstep?
sunnyhot
21 Dec 15#75
I use CKS - with atorva you can have grapefruit but not excessive amounts (up to 1.3L a day of juice- who has that much?) but with simva avoid.
c3p0r2d2
21 Dec 15#74
Reply from typical hkud muppet - the fact is, it was 10% cheaper recently - that fact doesn't change unless, as you say you have a time machine. If it was cheaper a week ago, how can I vote this hot? If it was cheaper a month ago then yes.
I'm glad you're not my fund manager managing my hard earned £££s.
winchman
20 Dec 152#6
Isn't a grapefruit a cross between the pomelo and an orange.
They are nice, not as sharp as grapefruit, easy to eat as the juice doesn't go everywhere.
soldierboy001 to winchman
21 Dec 15#73
Well in Spanish pomelo means grapefruit, and when you see them on the stall the ticket will say pomelo but the little sticker on the fruit will say grapefruit.
paneds
21 Dec 15#72
or maybe he just had it in a salad in borneo and you are completely wrong in assuming otherwise
c3p0r2d2
21 Dec 15#65
Cold - was 89p in my local Lidl last week.
anthony401 to c3p0r2d2
21 Dec 15#70
Great first HUKD comment. Maybe you can lend us your time machine so we can all go back to last week and buy them for 89p.
anthony401
21 Dec 15#69
Love Pomelos. The ones I've bought from Lidl have come from China and Israel.
joneeboy
21 Dec 15#68
Birmingham Chinese, not real China Chinese....
mcfatty
21 Dec 152#67
They are the sweet ones, they are not the best quality ones so they are not super sweet and some are quite bland. You do get the occasional one that is bland or bitter, maybe even sour. But for the price they are decent. Even if you get one from Chinatown you still might get a dud sometimes.
The sections are supposed to be drier than an orange and the texture kind of pops like a citrus caviar. You can put them in salads. It you want a juicier one get the rounder ones, the ones with a big peak are older, drier and more likely to have big pips.
soldierboy001
21 Dec 15#66
What you doing looking at his wife's fishnet stockings?
jsty3105
21 Dec 15#64
Thanks - I dislike sour pomelos. :smiley: I'll give it a shot.
JazzJPH
21 Dec 15#63
What's a life shelf?
glasgowgirl
20 Dec 15#45
I tried pomelo 8 years ago in an amazing salad in Borneo, it had pomelo, prawns, chilli, lime juice, peanuts & other stuff. I've always wanted to try make it so might need a trip to lidl! Cheers :-)
jsty3105 to glasgowgirl
21 Dec 151#62
You say Borneo but I know you mean Malaysia. That dish you had might have been rojak but it's not common to have prawns in it. :wink: The main dish I know that would have pomelo, chilli, and peantuts in it would normally be served during Chinese New Year and is commonly (colloquially) known as loh sang.
Not read the other comments - Just want to point out the Pomelo is the King of fruit in our house -
£1.. bargain - so nice especially straight out of the fridge -
Xdec
21 Dec 15#56
lol, thanks for the sweet tips, I'll give it a try. :smiley:
moneysavingkitten
21 Dec 15#55
Can I ask where you got that info? Know a grapefruit loving person on atorvastatin. Would be very pleased to hear that.
Duelling Duck
21 Dec 151#54
Love them - got one here. I take a segment and eat the cells one by one and make it last ages.
willysnapper
21 Dec 15#53
Yum! like a grapefruit in it's dad's overcoat! :laughing:
simonturner69
21 Dec 15#52
That's how Jeffrey Dahmer got hooked.
veedubjai
21 Dec 15#51
Funny that you say that. Had sweet & sour crispy shredded chicken with fried rice tonight. You sure not eating the wrong part of a pomelo?:laughing:
Make sure to eat only the fleshy juicy bits & not the skins.:smiley:
anlygi
21 Dec 15#50
I always wondered about these. I'll give one a go now!
littlearthur
20 Dec 15#4
brought one last week no taste to it what so ever it looked nice went off very quickly
Besford to littlearthur
20 Dec 151#24
"brought..."! :laughing:
paulandpam1 to littlearthur
20 Dec 152#25
Where did you bring it from? Maybe you brought it from too far away.
DAMEBIGS to littlearthur
21 Dec 15#49
Spot on. Vile thing. Looks like the face of Predator.
sunnyhot
20 Dec 15#48
hey man sounds like you're eating the pith :wink: . probably are sweeter ones around but for sweet I would just get an orange instead
pibpob
20 Dec 15#47
Sour and bitter? That's quite an achievement! Maybe you've had too much sweet and sour. :wink:
veedubjai
20 Dec 151#46
I wouldn't say it's relatively new in the UK, maybe to most mainstream big supermarkets. These are very seasonal fruits that most Asian supermarkets will stock them especially Chinese ones around China Town. My folks have tried Lidl ones recently & they are quite sour & bitter but what do you expect when you pay 99p for one.
If you want sweeter & tastier ones then I suggest you try some from Chinese supermarkets who know very well the local Chinese are very fussy eaters who demand the best. You pay more but will taste far much better. Sometimes it's much better to pay more for better quality. If you're OK with sour & bitter then 99p is fair price what you pay for.
jsty3105
20 Dec 15#42
There are generally two types of pomelo, are these the sour ones or the sweet ones?
sunnyhot to jsty3105
20 Dec 15#44
I wouldn't say these are as sweet as a sweet orange but nor are they sour. In the middle - but the texture of the fruit is the best bit for me.
sunnyhot
20 Dec 15#43
If she takes simvastatin then avoid, but if atorvastatin can have some but not more than 1 a day I would estimate.
jura1
20 Dec 154#19
be aware that if you are on any prescription pills that clash with grapefruit, you also should avoid pomelo. which is a shame as i really like grapefruit/pomelo juice.
nikolai to jura1
20 Dec 15#32
This needs putting up on the original post IMO. Can lead to overdose:
Thanks I was wondering if it was okay for mum she takes statins for cholesterol, cheers for pointing that out.:smiley:
K0YS
20 Dec 15#40
Mix it with some chilli powder, yum!
one_way
20 Dec 151#36
Where can you get nice tasting grapefruit? they taste like an old mans armpit.
sunnyhot to one_way
20 Dec 15#39
What!!!! An old man's armpit that tastes yucky or nice tasting old mans armpit?
999kernow
20 Dec 15#35
This friut is digusting, bitter and dry.
sunnyhot to 999kernow
20 Dec 15#38
Now give us your opinion on the pomelo fruit.:confused:
scallygally
20 Dec 154#9
I thought it was a giant onion.
trollipops to scallygally
20 Dec 15#37
Glad I wasn't alone there!! Haha!!!
corey1993
20 Dec 15#34
i would have cared if they didnt make my controller sticky. not interested :stuck_out_tongue:
ZeChickenboi
20 Dec 15#33
I wish they still did sweetie fruits over here. they were the best, a pomelo/grapefruit cross, so sweet n juicy
Darzen
20 Dec 15#27
So it's gone up in price, great deal.
pibpob to Darzen
20 Dec 15#31
It's far cheaper than the normal price of ~£1.50, and that was only at one specific store! They probably had a crate of them going rotten.
zahangir
20 Dec 15#30
Love these. I found them for 99p in a local shop once. But usually £2.
scousethief
20 Dec 15#29
Love pomelo's voted hot ,normally £1.49
Gort1951
20 Dec 15#28
Tried the red one in Aldi and it tastes like a giant strawberry.
AlexM14
20 Dec 15#26
*even cheaper, a few days ago I got pomelos for 0.79 each, Lidl Portsmouth
Marzipan123
20 Dec 151#23
I love pomelo, for me it's a perfect fruit, it tastes like a grapefruit, but a lot less bitter. Yummy.
VincentGO
20 Dec 151#17
Pomelo is very nice. Surprise you can get it in UK. It can be bit bitter. Remember to peel off the skin of the inner flesh before you get LOL.
pibpob to VincentGO
20 Dec 15#22
It's relatively new in the UK but has been here for a few years. Usual price is £1.50 and was in Lidl recently so I'm surprised to hear some supermarkets are trying to flog them for £2.
pibpob
20 Dec 15#21
The (non-recyclable) shrink-wrap would do that; why does it need an additional (non-recyclable) net and handle? They're scared we won't be able to pick them up?
mrwhitelabel
20 Dec 15#20
Blood pressure tablets are the main ones to watg but also others so worth checking as mentioned..
I've had these on sample in Costco and were nice, wasnt tempted to pick up one up though at the time, similar price if I recall.
carrie136
20 Dec 151#18
yummmm
finnmaccool
20 Dec 154#15
Looks like the back of my wife's fishnet stockings
tinca to finnmaccool
20 Dec 151#16
I was thinking exactly the same, it's OK I won't tell her that you announced it to the media though. :smirk:
Smosekum
20 Dec 15#14
Looks like a watermelon/giant pear, tastes like a weak grapefruit, shame it didn't taste like a pear :disappointed:
tinkerbellian
20 Dec 151#13
Love these , and a really good price, can I face going into lidll this close to Christmas I wonder! Voted hot
nomstar
20 Dec 151#12
Bought this once, wasn't to keen on it though.
djice84
20 Dec 15#11
That's right. lovely fruit, now every year in lidl around end of the year. hot for me
pibpob
20 Dec 151#8
They're nice but I wonder why they're so overpackaged.
marianhorti to pibpob
20 Dec 151#10
to extend the life shelf
Mujibear
20 Dec 153#7
Love pomelos :smiley: heat from me.
I find the best way to eat these is to peel all the segments then pop it in the fridge. Then when it's chilled, it'll be ready to eat and you can eat as much as you like in one go.
Takes more time to prepare at the start but you'll enjoy the fruit more without having to stop and peel.
marianhorti
20 Dec 15#5
Love the post description and the fruit as well. Heat
mudlouse
20 Dec 15#3
Great price and a great tasting fruit!
It takes a little more work to peel than an orange or grapefruit but it's all so worth it.
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Opening post
These are really delicious, and you can easily buy 5 of these to make up your £50 with voucher spend. I would get 10 of these.
The price in Morrisons is £2 and around same in most supermarkets. Were 89p last week in Lidl.
I know its a deal on fruit and HUKD users aren't particularly fond of fruit i.e. the juices and potential sticky fingers could leave marks on our PS4 pads, Moto Gs and damage our Chinese imported b/tooth watches (especially if you have the white strapped version like me). Although quality streets and malteser stains are acceptable.
If you are not sure the best time to eat these I would advise after a few packets of crisps or pork scratchings. A pomelo offsets the saltiness nicely.
If you are on prescription meds (list at link) there is a possibility of interaction for most of the listed drugs: https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/formulary/bnf/current/a1-interactions/list-of-drug-interactions/grapefruit-juice
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Latest comments (87)
I'm glad you're not my fund manager managing my hard earned £££s.
They are nice, not as sharp as grapefruit, easy to eat as the juice doesn't go everywhere.
The sections are supposed to be drier than an orange and the texture kind of pops like a citrus caviar. You can put them in salads. It you want a juicier one get the rounder ones, the ones with a big peak are older, drier and more likely to have big pips.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2474.aspx?CategoryID=73
£1.. bargain - so nice especially straight out of the fridge -
Make sure to eat only the fleshy juicy bits & not the skins.:smiley:
If you want sweeter & tastier ones then I suggest you try some from Chinese supermarkets who know very well the local Chinese are very fussy eaters who demand the best. You pay more but will taste far much better. Sometimes it's much better to pay more for better quality. If you're OK with sour & bitter then 99p is fair price what you pay for.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/11November/Pages/Prescription-pills-and-grapefruit-a-deadly-mix.aspx
I've had these on sample in Costco and were nice, wasnt tempted to pick up one up though at the time, similar price if I recall.
I find the best way to eat these is to peel all the segments then pop it in the fridge. Then when it's chilled, it'll be ready to eat and you can eat as much as you like in one go.
Takes more time to prepare at the start but you'll enjoy the fruit more without having to stop and peel.
It takes a little more work to peel than an orange or grapefruit but it's all so worth it.