3 days before the Chinese New Year 2016, I was on a mission to search for king size pomeloes. Hubby received a phone call the night before and received this mission. But he was busy so the mission was passed to me.
The next day after having finished all my chores, I was ready to set out on this mission.
I am always looking at the sky whenever I have clothes out in the sun for drying. From the look of the clouds, I pushed my clothes hanger on wheels to under my porch, just in case.
Before the mission, I had breakfast with a friend. We had pumpkin boiled with barley drink and my friend ordered a pau or a steamed bun. I think the filling is red bean paste.
My friend ordered the wanton mee, topped with some minced meat together with a bowl of wanton in soup.
And I ordered this tasty Hokkien mee (prawn mee).
After breakfast, we set out on our mission.
After breakfast, we set out on our mission.
This is one of the stalls we went to. They do not have king size pomeloes.
Took a snapshot of these pomeloes, sent and wait for reply.
My phone rang. "Not big enough!" said the caller.
The king size ones have all been sold and left only the average size.
Our mission was then cancelled.
Our mission was then cancelled.
We didn't leave empty handed after going all the way to Tambun town. We ended up each buying 2 small pomeloes at RM6.00 each. We love pomeloes so we don't mind paying a little more for the festive price. Normal times the price will be cheaper.
This is the sweet pomelo. I love the sweet sour ones too.
This one has smaller sacs. Not as juicy as we expected.
After eating all the deep fried Chinese New Year goodies, it will be good to eat more fruits to cool down the body. Many have complained of sore throat and cough.
After eating all the deep fried Chinese New Year goodies, it will be good to eat more fruits to cool down the body. Many have complained of sore throat and cough.
If you obey all of my commandments,
I will give you regular rains,
and the land will yield bumper crops,
and the trees will be loaded with fruit long after the normal time!
(Leviticus 26:3-5, TLB)
Nancy Pamelo looks great
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gosia. Its one of my favourite fruits.
DeleteLovely post dear! Have a great weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beauty. Have a great weekend too!
DeleteGreat post dear.Yummy dishes
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beena. Have a lovely weekend too!
DeleteThe pomeloes look very juicy, I like them very much...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claire. I like them too.
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Thank you, Vildana. Have a beautiful weekend!
DeleteI like sweet sour ones too.usually i go at the simpang pulai road side stall buy. Dudnt buy the king suze la..jz buy those rm5 type...sekali makan 1 biji ...kihkihkih
ReplyDeleteUsually we don't buy the king size ones because the skin will be very thick. We also go for the average size.
DeleteLove pomeloes but I am fascinated by the pumpkin and barley drink! Diane
ReplyDeleteIt was my first time drinking it and I like it.
DeleteI prefer sweet and sour pomeloes to sweet ones. Good that you bought some pomeloes to make it worth while for your trip there as king sized pomeloes were all sold out.
ReplyDeleteYes, Mun. Don't want to come back empty handed. Lol!
DeleteI prefer the sweet and sour ones ..hehe. Nancy, I love the pumpkin barley. I am going to make this!
ReplyDeleteLooks like we all prefer the sweet and sour ones. Maybe tomorrow I will make the pumpkin barley drink too.
DeleteHello, Wonderful images. The pomeloes look delicious, I have never seen them here though. Have a happy week ahead!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Pomeloes are like oranges. Have a happy day!
DeleteThat sky looks very dramatic!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marleen. Have a beautiful new week!
DeleteLoved your breakfast. So yummy looking.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you couldn't find the large ones. I'm glad you enjoyed the smaller ones though.
Have a fabulous day Nancy. ☺
Thank you, Sandee. Have a fabulous new week!
DeleteThat would be a very fancy breakfast for me. It sure looks tasty!
ReplyDeleteThank you, EG. A very tasty breakfast. Have a wonderful new week!
DeleteThey look pretty big.
ReplyDeleteThank you, William. Those are the best size for home consumption.
DeleteWow, I love your nice pictures :) They look so great
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ti. Have a great week!
DeleteEverything is so pretty and yummy looking!! Beautiful skies and pretty clouds!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debbie. Have a beautiful new week!
DeleteI prefer the sweet & sour ones. The pamelo looks juicy & glad that you didn't go back empty handed.
ReplyDeleteHello Irene. Its been a long time I haven't eaten the sweet sour ones. Maybe after new year will go get some.
DeleteI think the pomelos looks pretty large to me. The food looks so tasty.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
JB
Thank you, Julia. Those are consider large but they wanted the extra large ones for a special purpose.
DeleteThose pomelos look delicious! Like juicy oranges.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephanie. Yes, they are like large juicy oranges except the colour is different.
DeleteThe prawn mee looks tasty, would loves to try it out...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. Come la visit Ipoh and we will take you there.
DeleteThe pomeloes look delicious...gorgeous blue skies in those first shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rose. Have a lovely new week!
DeleteDon't think I have tasted a pomelo as yet.
ReplyDeleteHello Margaret. I am sure you will like it. Have a happy new week!
DeleteI bought a small pamelo this year. For display only. And it cost more than RM10! Pamelo is not cheap nowadays.
ReplyDeleteHappy Chap Goh Mei!
The small ones we bought usually cost around RM4 but because it is CNY, we have to pay RM6! Happy Chap Goh Meh to you too!
DeleteI would have thought the king sized one might have had less flavour.
ReplyDeleteIt is true. Normally we will never go for the king sized ones unless it is for a special purpose e.g. for prayer.
DeleteNancy, I'm afraid I am not a fan of pomeloes.
ReplyDeletePhong Hong, you are not alone. I have friends who won't eat pomeloes at all.
DeleteNot surprising that the mission was given to you! You're in the best place to look for pomelos. I do like the reddish sour ones too.
ReplyDeleteStacy, it so happened the mission was given a bit late, too near CNY because most of them have been sold.
DeleteI have a big Pomelo tree that I planted from seed Nancy. But its fruit is just medium sized and to my surprised it's seedless.
ReplyDeleteThat is great Lei, Yours is a success that it bears fruit and seedless too!
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