Recent fruit diet

After Chinese New year, lovable pomelos (沙田柚)and mandarins（柑）from China begin to fade out of the market. We turn back to Sunkist oranges（新奇士橙）, Chinese “Fuji” apples(中國富士蘋果), green USA pears（啤梨）, Chinese pears (貢梨), Gala apples (加拿蘋果).

Pomelos are rich in fibres, a little sweet and in sizes much bigger than oranges. We never know the actual size of edible core until they are cut open. This is simply because the outer skins are often very thick. To separate the segments of a pomelo is a difficult job. It is often the case that the remaining lump of flesh we get after cutting are full of “wounds”. Another thing is that we have to extract the pips, big and small, before we can eat. Both Abby and Elly love eating pomelos, but the fruit appears at CNY or Mid-autumn Festival.

Ever since this Chinese New Year, Abby and Elly begin to love the taste of juicy mandarins which appear sweeter than those of Sunkist oranges. The girls usually seize the cut-up pieces from the dish with both hands and they swallow them as fast as they can.

The green D’ Anjou pears from U.S.A. (美國安琪啤梨) have become a must for our two grand-children after dinner. Comparatively speaking, the demand from Abby from this fruit is a little stronger than Elly. I think they love the sweet and soft nature of the flesh.

Our faith in Sunkist oranges from California never fails because the texture is good and they are always filled with juice. Those Sunkist oranges from South Africa are inferior in taste and texture. Maybe the soils from the two different continents are different in fertility.

The Chinese “Fuji” apples look all right in outlook, but some lack of taste. It seems to me that their sweetness has all gone. I always believe that the fragrance from Gala apples beats those of other apples. They are the "winners" in my heart.

The Chinese pears (貢梨) are coarse in texture, but very sweet. I accept both specialities because fibres and taste are important in our fruit diet.