It’s not just the pomelo pulp that can be used in cooking. Leftover pomelo peels can also be put to good use, becoming a great cleaning aid at home.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, pomelo purchased at home or given by friends and family adds a festive touch to the home. However, after Mid-Autumn Festival, there are often too many pomeloes to eat, and eating them every day can become tiresome. What should you do with the leftover pomelo?

Best Time to Enjoy

The pomelo peels are best enjoyed when they turn yellow. However, if you have too many pomeloes or feel they’re just not working, you can remove the pomelo peels and use them in a variety of dishes. This is especially useful for Mid-Autumn Festival barbecues and gatherings, where you can immediately create appetizers with pomelo.

Pomelo flesh is plump and juicy, with a sweet and tart flavor, making it a great seasoning to relieve greasiness. Remove the pomelo flesh and tear it into chunks or finely chop it, then squeeze some of it to release the juice. This makes a simple appetizer salad or a dipping sauce for barbecued meats.

Pomelo Salad

The sweetness of pomelo enhances the sweetness of Thai salads. Prepare shredded blanched chicken breast, lettuce, bell peppers, tomatoes, and pomelo flesh. For the Thai dressing, combine fish sauce, lemon juice, rock sugar, and olive oil. Add a little pomelo juice to the dressing, taste test it, and then mix it into the salad.

Yogurt and Nut Salad

The subtle sweetness of pomelo pairs well with the tartness of yogurt. Finely chop the pomelo flesh and mix it into yogurt to create a pomelo yogurt dressing. Drizzle it over the salad, adding chunks of pomelo flesh and chopped nuts. The juicy flesh is followed by the crunch of the nuts, creating a refreshing and rich taste.

Yuzu Dipping Sauce

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many barbecue gatherings. If you’re worried about the greasy feeling of eating meat all the time, you can use a Japanese-style sauce with chopped yuzu pulp to make a simple, refreshing sauce to help reduce the greasiness. Alternatively, use a light Japanese soy sauce with yuzu powder and lemon juice, seasoned with sugar, and use it as a dipping sauce for grilled vegetables, mushrooms, and more.

Yuzu Chicken Soup

Using fruit in soups has always been a great way to enrich the flavor. Apples and pineapples are relatively common, and yuzu can certainly be a good addition. With the cooler temperatures of autumn, warming soups are especially enjoyable and can add a layer of flavor. Let’s see if yuzu chicken soup is right for you.

Blanch the chicken to remove any blood or impurities. Remove the chicken and place it in a separate pot. Add the chicken, ginger slices, and yuzu pulp. Bring to a boil with cold water for about an hour. Season with salt to taste. If you want a more tangy pomelo pulp, it’s recommended to add some of the pulp first and then add the rest of the pulp in the last five minutes of cooking. This way, you can enjoy the juicy pulp.

Why does pomelo chicken soup taste bitter? What can be done?

When making pomelo chicken soup, be sure to remove the “white membrane” on the pomelo peel. This membrane contributes to the bitterness, and overcooking the pomelo can also cause the soup to become bitter. Therefore, tasting the soup regularly during the simmering process or adding the pomelo toward the end of the cooking time can reduce the bitterness.

Pomelo Tea Jelly

Squeeze the pomelo into juice, blend with green tea to create pomelo green tea, and adjust the sweetness with honey or rock sugar. Pour the juice into a pot and heat until the gelatin dissolves. Place a small amount of pomelo pulp in a glass bottle, then add the pomelo green tea. Let cool and refrigerate until done. You can also create your favorite jelly flavors by adding grapefruit pulp for a fun and delicious taste.

Don’t throw away leftover grapefruit peels.

Grapefruit peels are a great deodorizer.

Grapefruit has more uses than just the pulp; save the peels. Besides creating a quick, fun “grapefruit hat,” grapefruit peels can also be used to deodorize your home. Grapefruit, a member of the Rutaceae family, contains citrus essential oils, which have aromatic and cleansing properties.

A simple method is to cut grapefruit peels into appropriate sizes and place them in the corners of your refrigerator or around your kitchen waste bin. The aroma in the grapefruit will diffuse, reducing odors in your refrigerator and surroundings, thus mitigating the deodorizing crisis.

Make a homemade cleaner with grapefruit peels

But cleaning is still necessary to get rid of odors. You can make a homemade grapefruit cleaner with grapefruit peels to help remove stains and odors. Cut the grapefruit peel into small pieces, place them in a glass jar, and soak them in medicinal alcohol for about 5-7 days. Remove the peels, and the essential oils will dissolve into the alcohol. Once you’ve removed an appropriate amount, add about three times the amount of pure water to create a cleaning spray.

Add an appropriate amount of coconut oil foaming agent to the grapefruit extract, and adjust the concentration slightly with water. This grapefruit cleaner can be used for cleaning floors, bathroom grime, or scrubbing. Because it’s extracted from grapefruit peels, it’s also more natural.

Is leftover grapefruit bothering you every year? This article will help you discover more ways to use grapefruit. Here are five other grapefruit culinary variations. After making a dish, you might wonder: I still ate a lot of grapefruit. Is this too high in calories?

Let’s delve into some common grapefruit calorie myths. This time, we’ll all be free from the worry of leftover grapefruit.

*Reminder: Grapefruit contains a compound called furanocoumarin, which may affect the effects of medications. If you need to take medication on a daily basis, you should avoid eating grapefruit or consult a doctor.