RegForte wrote:
> Dora wrote:
>
>> Jean B. wrote:
>>
>>> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>>
>>>> koko wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A poster on abf sited a wikipedia page showing a pomelo fruit. I'm
>>>>> almost positive that's what it is.
>>>>> Here's the inside. posted to abf also.
>>>>> http://i26.tinypic.com/5v56bb.jpg
>>>>> I was pretty sure the name the grower gave me started with a "p"
>>>>> Dang, next time I'm writing things down.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, that's not a pomelo. Pomelo are citrus, and they're HUGE, about
>>>> one-and-a-half times the size of grapefruit.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> Confirmed. Not a pomelo.
>>
>>
>> Some type of melon - judging by the seeds and the pithy interior?
>
> I'm wondering if they're very smooth chayote (aka mirliton) ...
That's what they look like in the picture. Cajuns call them "alligator
pears." Basically cooked like squash. Never saw anyone eat one raw.