The healthy citrus fruit tastes slightly sour and also somewhat bitter. It is rich in vitamin C and contains bitter substances that have a positive effect on the digestive organs. Grapefruit comes with white, red, or pink flesh, with the white grapefruit or pomelo tasting the most bitter.

An orange slicer can also be used with the grapefruit

Tips: Put a little sugar or honey on the pulp to neutralize the bitter taste.

The right tool to peel a grapefruit

A sharp kitchen knife and a teaspoon are actually enough to peel and enjoy a grapefruit. However, if you want, you can get a special grapefruit cutlery set. This consists of a slightly curved knife with two cutting surfaces and a spoon, which tapers to a point and also has a cutting side.

Peel the grapefruit

If you follow a few tricks when peeling a grapefruit, your kitchen will remain relatively clean, since little juice will spill and the flesh will hardly be damaged. In this way, the grapefruit pieces remain attractive and can be arranged in an appetizing way.

  1. Use the sharp knife to remove both ends of the grapefruit.
  2. Cut deep enough to reveal the flesh of the fruit.
  3. Now cut the fruit all around so that six or eight equal parts are formed.
  4. Cut as deeply as possible. The outer and also the inner, white shell should be severed.
  5. Now use the kitchen knife to peel off the individual peel segments from the flesh. If the skin cannot be peeled off in one piece, you may need to cut off smaller pieces of skin.
  6. Use the knife to carefully scrape any white peel off the fruit.
  7. Divide the fruit by pulling it apart with your hands.
  8. Now you can detach and eat the individual fruit segments.

The preparation of a grapefruit

Here you have a variety of options. It always depends on what you want to do with the grapefruit.
For breakfast, the fruit can simply be cut in two and the flesh scooped out of the skin.
Individual pieces of fruit are suitable as decoration on a cake, on muffins or on a buffet. To do this, the grapefruit must be peeled properly and carefully. If peeling is difficult, the fruit can be briefly placed in hot water. The effect of heat facilitates the peeling process.

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