What Kind of Citrus Fruit is This?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying a type of citrus fruit brought home by a participant's father. The fruit's characteristics, including its smell, taste, and appearance, are described, and participants explore various possibilities for its identification.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests it might be some kind of citron, but expresses uncertainty.
  • Another participant warns against eating unidentified fruits.
  • A participant proposes that the fruit could be a form of Etrog, based on a friend's suggestion.
  • One participant compares the fruit to pomelos, noting the difficulty of identification without a clearer image and mentions the possibility of it being kaffir limes.
  • Another participant reiterates the pomelo comparison and requests more information about the location, which is later revealed to be near Perth, Western Australia.
  • Some participants propose that it could be an ugli fruit, referencing images for comparison.
  • Another participant notes that the ugli fruit has less pith than the fruit in question.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express multiple competing views regarding the identification of the fruit, with no consensus reached on its exact type.

Contextual Notes

Participants acknowledge the limitations of the discussion, including the low-quality image and the lack of definitive identification criteria.

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What is this fruit??

My dad just came home, with his arms full of these:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7138578/Photo%20Apr%2010%2C%2012%2047%2056%20PM.jpg

(sorry about the poor quality, photo was taken with my phone)

It is obvious that it is some kind of citrus (smells, tastes and looks like like citrus), however we have no idea what specific type it is. The fruit is somewhat bitter, but it is apparently supposed to sweeten slightly as it ripens more (in conjunction with a yellowing of the skin). The person who gave them to my dad just recently bought a property with these growing on it, so he too has no idea what they are.

Does anybody know what they are?
 
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i think it's some kind of citron. not sure.
 


Might I suggest not eating something that you don't know the identify of?
 


I have no idea, Danago. I thought I'd do a quick google search for wrinkly pears, but having the search filter on "Do filter my search results" only managed to scar me.

A guy I know said they might be some form of Etrog.

Perfection said:
Might I suggest not eating something that you don't know the identify of?

:smile:
 


They look kind of like pomelos (Chinese grapefruit) to me:

pomelo.jpg
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Its hard to tell without a higher quality picture. At first I thought they might be kaffir limes, but the pith looks a little too thick. Little more information would help, what area are you in?
 


Perfection said:
Might I suggest not eating something that you don't know the identify of?

That would probably have been the wise thing to do :smile:

bobze said:
They look kind of like pomelos (Chinese grapefruit) to me:

pomelo.jpg
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Its hard to tell without a higher quality picture. At first I thought they might be kaffir limes, but the pith looks a little too thick. Little more information would help, what area are you in?

This looks to the be the closest in appearance of the suggestions so far. The taste seems to fit descriptions that i have read too. As for my location, i am near Perth in Western Australia.
 
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