Characteristics of a citrus hybrid fruit from California. Chemical composition, benefits and contraindications for the use of melogold in food. The most important information about how this fruit is eaten, in which dishes it becomes one of the important components. The consumption of any exotic fruit should be strictly rationed. The benefits of melogold will disappear and turn into a skin or stomach problem if eaten in large quantities. Parents should be especially careful when it comes to children whose bodies are just forming.
How melogold is eaten
This fruit is cleaned in the same way as a grapefruit. To divide the melogold into slices, it is necessary to carefully cut the lower and upper parts of the fruit together with the zest, taking care not to damage the pulp itself. The peeled citrus hybrid can then be easily divided into equal parts using a special vegetable slicer.
It is rather difficult to separate the white skin of melogold from the pulp, but there is an effective way to solve this problem. Before eating the sounded fruit, you must place it in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. The cooled fruit is then easily peeled from the white skin, which can spoil the taste of any dish.
If you want to get the maximum amount of juice from the melogold, pierce it with a fork in several places. Then the fruit is recommended to be placed in a microwave oven at high temperature for 15 seconds. Two minutes after that is enough for a large amount of nutrient fluid to form from this hybrid.
The zest of melogold should also not be thrown away, because it is recommended to eat it due to the presence of a large amount of pectin (polysaccharide) in it. This peel can be crushed and added to any baked goods.
When asking how melogold is eaten, you need to know that it can be consumed both raw and thermally processed. The described product is an excellent ingredient for salads, ice cream, jellies, drinks and deli meats. Melogold is also combined with fish, if you choose certain varieties of it.
Melogold recipes
Many exotic fruits can add flavor even to familiar dishes. This citrus is especially good in the following recipes:
- Baked melogold … To prepare it, you need to cut the fruit in half. After that, you need to sprinkle it with 1 tbsp. sugar, 0.5 tsp. cinnamon and process with 1 tsp. butter. Five minutes of baking in the oven at 350 degrees is enough to get a delicious and unusual dessert.
- Delicious mix … Grind one melogold in a mixer along with 50 g of avocado, a couple of boiled king prawns and 1 tsp. spoon of ginger root.
- Chicken salad … Two breasts of the voiced bird should be boiled until cooked and cut into cubes. Add a chopped bunch of lettuce (lettuce) and melogold divided into slices into the meat. The dish is dressed with olive oil, 3 tbsp. soy sauce and 1 tsp. honey.
- Mediterranean salad … Boil 10 pieces of king prawns in salted water. The ginger root should be chopped and fried with the voiced seafood, followed by the addition of dressing. It is prepared from mint leaves whipped in a blender, 2 tablespoons. olive oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Shrimps are laid out on lettuce leaves along with slices of melogold and pieces of any hard cheese.
- Chicken wings marinated … 700 g of the sounded product must be removed from the extreme phalanx, rinsed and dried. In the juice from two melogolds, the wings should be marinated along with 1 tsp. dill, 1 tsp ground red paprika and a pinch of any chicken seasoning. You need to marinate the bird for 2 hours, after which it is baked in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees.
- Cheese cake … 40 g of gelatin should be placed in a saucepan, pour 200 ml of water and let it brew for 10 minutes. After that, it must be melted until completely dissolved over low heat. Half of the resulting liquid is mixed with 500 ml of melogold juice and then cooled in the refrigerator for 3 hours. A glass of biscuit crumbs from cookies is combined with 100 g of chopped almonds, 3 tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. vanillin and 70 g of butter. The resulting mass must be placed in a baking container and heat treated for 10 minutes. For the filling, 1 kg of cottage cheese, 1 glass of heavy cream, 1 glass of sugar and the remaining half of the gelatin are whipped in a blender. Jelly from melogold is cut into identical pieces. Thick baking paper is placed in a special dish, and the curd mass mixed with jelly is laid on it. The cake is placed in the refrigerator for 4 hours, and then decorated with slices of melogold.
Drink recipes with melogold
The juice from this fruit refreshes and has a unique taste without any unnecessary delights. However, you can diversify your menu with the following drinks:
- Fancy coffee … Any morning it will be nice to start with it if you add 2 tsp to the ground grains. sugar and juice of half a melogold. It is recommended to sprinkle an already finished drink with 2 tsp. grated chocolate.
- Warming tea … To prepare it, you need to mix 2 cups of melogold juice, 2-3 tbsp. honey, a pinch of black tea, a cinnamon stick, 1 tsp. allspice and 100 ml of water. These components need to be boiled for a couple of minutes and then filtered.
- Smoothie … Cut two medium carrots into small pieces. After that, in a blender, they must be processed with 125 g of blueberries and 200 ml of melogold juice. The smoothie can be garnished with either a lemon wedge or mint.
- Exotic cocktail … To make a romantic evening with your loved one unforgettable, mix 30 ml of orange liqueur, 50 ml of tequila, 90 ml of melogold juice, syrup from any fruit and some ice in a shaker. If desired, you can dilute the cocktail with soda.
- Mulled wine … In the cold season, this drink will perfectly warm. It is made from one melogold and two apples. It is necessary to put 60 g of sugar in a saucepan, 4 pcs. cloves and 1 pc. cinnamon. The sounded ingredients should be poured with 250 ml of water and boiled for 5 minutes. After that, you need to add 300 ml of any red wine to the liquid, keep it on low heat for 10 minutes and put fruits cut into slices in the drink.
Interesting facts about melohold
One of the mysteries of this fruit is the paradox that it persists for a long time on the tree. Moreover, its "brother" oroblanco requires a more intense temperature regime for its development than melogold.
Nutritionists have turned their attention to this citrus. The so-called Hollywood Grapefruit Diet also touches upon the voiced gift of nature from southern latitudes. With it, you can eat food that is rich in protein, but during its use inside it is necessary to eat melogold. A similar diet is used for a couple of weeks, after which it is recommended to take a break of 2-3 days.
In order to least damage the pulp of this fruit when cutting it, there is a special knife. It is slightly curved and has two nail files on either side. The manufacturers of this product did not stop there, so usually a spoon with cloves is attached to such a device.
This fruit is very popular in the USA, but it is most appreciated in China. In some southern regions (Central America and Haiti), slices of melody are stuffed and even made into candies.
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The described hybrid has a lot of useful properties. Recipes from melogold are interesting in that they do not require significant financial costs for cooking. Citrus lovers should take a closer look at this specimen, which is becoming an increasingly popular product in the domestic market.
