Cocktail Grapefruit

I was in Whole Foods produce section when out of the corner of my eye I saw a giant lime. Or maybe it was  green orange. Was it St. Patty’s Day already? Or is Whole Foods selling fruit that has grown thick layers of mold, renaming their moldy oranges to “furoranges” and seeing how many yuppy suckers will buy it; Furorange will reduce wrinkles, cause weight loss, fight cancer, and will help you find happiness!

Although my imagination was running wild, I was quickly brought back down to Earth when I read the sign that said it was Cocktail Grapefruit. Sadly there was no mold or promises of happiness. But, like a good yuppy sucker around a novelty fruit item, I put it in my basket.

I tried it this morning without doing any research. I assumed it was part of the grapefruit family and that it would be sweet, tart, and acidic. My taste buds were pleasantly surprised to find it to be just juicy, sweet, soft and lacking that grapefruit bite. My research has found that this green delight is not even a grapefruit, but a cross between a Frua Mandarin orange and a Pummelo. Whatever family it comes from, I wouldn’t discriminate because it tastes wonderful. I would love to use it in a cocktail, but alas it is 6:36am.