Fruit Frenzy: Day 1

Today marks the first day of my “five new fruits”  that I wanted to try this month.  I’ve already picked up 5 fruits that I’m not very familiar with and they are lined up on my counter!  Also, as a side note, I’ll be returning to “Other Stuff” throughout the month.  I thought that was a good category to put here and there throughout the month.  🙂

Onward!

Fruit Frenzy: Day 1 ~ Ugli Fruit.

Ugli Fruit

I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical of actually paying money to buy something that looks so unappealing, but I remember my Mom once mentioning them.  Unfortunately I can’t remember anything she said about the fruit, so for all I know it could have been an awful review!  But I bought one anyway.

I was quite relieved when I opened it up and the inside looked just like an orange.  After further research it is said that they are from Jamaica and are a hybrid of Grapefruit (they are the same size as a grapefruit) and tangerine or orange.

Looks just like a nice fresh orange!

They are JUICY.  And I mean REALLY juicy.  I was a complete sopping mess by the time I was done eating it.  And I must say I think it tastes like a combination of an orange and pineapple.  Now I know that’s not really possible, but that’s what I thought.  🙂  Some said they thought they could taste a hint of lemon–but I found it more sweet than tart.  Tim even tasted some and he said it reminded him of a dessert his grandma used to make called lush slush.  I’ve never had what he’s talking about so I can’t say myself…

Overall it was quite tasty but I didn’t like it any better than a grapefruit and it cost significantly more than normal citrus fruit (just one cost $1.99!) so I think I’ll stick with the cheaper ones.  But now I can say I’ve tried it!

Recap: Ugli fruit

~~ citrus fruit

~~ $1.99 per fruit

~~ tastes like orange/pineapple/grapefruit/lemon citrus fruit

~~ wouldn’t buy again