Pomelos are sweet, refreshing, and slightly bitter, making them a favorite among people. However, it's a real waste to discard the thick pomelo peels after eating them. Don't throw away the peels after eating a pomelo, as their edible health benefits are beyond imagination.
Medical research has shown that pomelo peels contain flavonoids such as naringin and rutin. These substances have antioxidant activity, can reduce blood viscosity, decrease the formation of thrombi, and play a good preventive role in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pomelo peel is warm in nature and pungent in taste, and has the effects of regulating qi, resolving phlegm, stopping coughs, and relieving asthma.
There are many ways to eat pomelo peel. However, because of its bitter taste, you need to first peel off the green-yellow outer skin, keep the middle soft white spongy part, slice it, and boil it in boiling water for about 10 minutes (until a fork can pierce it). Then, take it out, rinse it by squeezing in clean water, and after squeezing out the water, you can cook it according to your needs. Through methods such as stir-frying, stewing, and braising, you can make dishes like cold-dressed pomelo peel, stir-fried pomelo peel, pomelo peel with meat, steamed pork belly with pomelo peel, and braised spare ribs with pomelo peel. In these dishes, the aroma of the pomelo peel and the meat can permeate each other, creating a delicious and unique flavor. In addition, boiling pomelo peel with honey has the effects of aiding digestion, reducing phlegm, and sobering up.