tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post3924656881321405539..comments2023-12-22T17:16:18.977+08:00Comments on Primitive Culture: Taiwan Treats: Pomelo Sprite.Alexander Santillaneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408269839931337790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-9255126685266613692009-01-14T12:32:00.000+08:002009-01-14T12:32:00.000+08:00Tim, Yes that is the word for Pomelo and it sounds...Tim, Yes that is the word for Pomelo and it sounds very similar to Japanese when pronounced in Chinese, You Zi. <BR/>One thing I wanted to mention about this fruit is that there are a couple of different kinds. One has a red or pink flesh (西施) and another has a white flesh (白柚). Apparently they are sweetest in January.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-70630733315148354352008-07-17T15:06:00.000+08:002008-07-17T15:06:00.000+08:00Oh, interesting (and, as with all your posts, beau...Oh, interesting (and, as with all your posts, beautifully shot too). Did you know that the Afrikaans word for Grapefruit is Pomelo? Another intriguing SE asian infusion into that language (eg: Piesang for banana, Blatjang for Chutney - both words from Malaysia). <BR/><BR/>Loving your posts about taiwan. Will direct my brother to your site, as their year in Taiwan sounded like culinary hell!Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868506163172216741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-63353226835574920702008-07-17T12:02:00.000+08:002008-07-17T12:02:00.000+08:00in this day and age, it's hard for a global compan...in this day and age, it's hard for a global company to survive if it DOESN'T take into account local tastes from their regional markets around the world. <BR/><BR/>Hence bulgogi burgers at McD's in Korea.<BR/>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0805/gallery.royale.fortune/index.html<BR/><BR/>or ALL those KitKat flavors in Japan!http://www.flickr.com/groups/702674@N23/pool/<BR/><BR/>I like it, it keeps things interesting. But that said, these corporate adaptations are never very yummy and usually not much of a danger for wiping out the local street snacks...annamatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562006683150557350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-91070862656791846262008-07-15T22:47:00.000+08:002008-07-15T22:47:00.000+08:00How interesting; do you happen to know if those ch...How interesting; do you happen to know if those characters written across the pomelo (柚子) say "pomelo"? Because if they do, that's the same characters the Japanese use for yuzu, a totally different citrus fruit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-90959641298560171222008-07-15T22:25:00.000+08:002008-07-15T22:25:00.000+08:00Or a plot by dentists to rot peoples teeth? ;) . ....Or a plot by dentists to rot peoples teeth? ;) . . . Although I'm not sure how big dentistry is in that part of the world.<BR/><BR/>APrêt à Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159060895456546974noreply@blogger.com