I heard there are 2 types of pomelo in ipoh , one is sour which is red in color.
How to choose sweet color but need to be watery and juicy.Not those dry until you can't eat or sollow.

Duration eat for choosing
-Today
-Next 2 week

How to choose and make sure they are ripe for eat after 2 weeks ? Some may say heavy weight is better but how to weight while buying ?
About smell , it's so hard to smell since the skin is tick, and where to sniff ? top ?
Any different on tick and thin skin ? smooth peels and etc ?

Newbie here because it's almost as expensive and even more expensive than durian D , 1 pomelo cost more than RM 30.If choose wrongly it's gone.Not like you can return or confirm sweet if wanted to eat 2 weeks later or today.

Thanks

Ipoh pomelo

This post has been edited by JeremyLord: Sep 13 2016, 09:19 PM

Ask tesco staff in here

No one knows how to choose ?

I want to know too.

What i heard is the more heavy it is, the more JUICES.

go to those old unker or aunty stall ask them pick for u
and not those hot chick at the roadside of tambun

There are 30 stalls around selling price is expensive RM 30++ to 50++ .Around 1.5kg to 3.5kg
I can ask them to pick but not sure whether they are honest and picking the sweet one for you.One blow 2-4 pomelo = RM 100+ and need to wait for 2 weeks only can know the return whether trusted or not and by that time the season already over.
It's not like durian can open on the spot and change if it's bad.

At lease gaining some knowledge on how to choose , some website just mention little guide but are from foreign country.

Wonder any farmer that farm Pomelo can give some tips ?

Still no reply ? really lack of knowledge choosing a good pomelo.
I though Ipoh pomelo was well known fruits ?

Ipoh pamelo sell in ipoh normally doing traveller business.....in other words: chop head
Better off buy local biscuit instead of ipoh pamelo unless u know someone familiar in ipoh.

Go to Jalan Ampang or Pasar Basah Ampang Ipoh ... Used waze... That the place u no need sakit kepala to search for good pomelo... The price was reasonable...

My mum teach me to used ur finger ketuk ketuk the pomelo ... The heavy sound the better ... Less sound means the skin is thick ... Juz how u choose water melon ...

Yep , without knowing will fully get cheated.1 small Pomelo cost RM15 others over 30-50.Not knowing sweet or not.
How and the sound like ? Hard to weight , all also same size ??? Problem is how do we know which farm harvest the pomelo ? some is dry type while some is sour and bitter too.
How to confirm them ?

Jialat, like this how to choose ahmoi?

Not sure if its true or not but this is what someone from perak told me.

Always buy Tambun pamelo, chances of getting sweet one is better compare to other part of Perak's pamelo.

Choose the one where the bottom (center) is not protruded but with a depression (like in most oranges), high chances it will be sweet. If bottom protruded, mean sour.

This i try on oranges but not pamelo before. So one hv to try it to see if its true.

No need to know which farm to harvest as u are not picking ur future wife... Make it simple n don complicated it orelse next year CNY also no pomelo for you ...

FYI ipoh pomelo mostly from Taiping, Kedah .... U still able to get genuine Ipoh Pomeloes in Jalan Ampang Ipoh waze ampang pasar ipoh) ... At least 5 to 6 store selling pomelo but the distance between the store quite far away la...

Don worry about sour or sweet pomelo... This the seller wont cheat you ... The oni thing is taste good onot ... Ask the seller, can this eat immediately o have to wait how many day to eat baru sedap...

When I go to 100 shop , every shops also said, their pomelo is Tambun Pamelo. Most of the pomelo are without protruded.Any picture as you mention ?
Problem is you need to experiment or test.Even a good picker need practice and guiding from someone experience in order to compare them.
I worry got cheated because, I tried even on red apple it taste sour.
If they are honest I am happy but to choose good taste sweet , not dry , not bitter ? what are the different between red pink and white flesh pomelo ?

Lol, seriously, like I said, someone told me that and I am not very sure myself because unless I did passes by Ipoh/perak, else I seldom buy them.

You have to try those method to know if its true.

Anyway, below is a link I found in the net

http://www.malaysiavacationguide.com/pomelo.html

Red pink definitely is sour ... Normally the sour one is bigger size n the skin is thick ...

How many days u keep be4 u eat ? Tat is y i m asking u to ask the seller how many days able to keep n what the best time to eat .... Farmer normally plug the pomelo before masak ... Eat too early tak boleh eat too late will dry ... So ask them ...

Again if you are buying it in ipoh, go to Jalan Ampang Ipoh... Most of the seller is aunty n uncle ... Don ask ah moi or ah jai which no experience ... Other places in ipoh either chicken chop u or tong simen you ...

FYI : there is not many tambun pomelo available in the market ... All i can said is, go to Jalan Ampang Ipoh to look for pomelo as that the places sell Tambun pomelo ... Y ? Coz tambun town is next to Ampang town

This post has been edited by leawitt: Sep 22 2016, 05:29 PM

Thanks for the link but still need to have a person to guide through choosing a good taste.
Sorry not expert here ,
I remember Reddish pink is honey cooling sweet , another red pink is sour.How identified both of them ? I am sure the seller also can't tell the different.

What is the different buying at Jalan Ampang Ipoh and Jalan Tanbum Baru Ipoh roadside ?

To pick a juicy pomelo, the pomelo should feel heavier as it usually indicates that there is plenty of juices in the pulp.

We have a pomelo plantation in tambun and we usually provide wholsesale prices. We have been selling for the past 4 years and usually our customers repeat their orders

Do like our facebook page www.facebook.com/tambunhoneypomelo for more details. Thanks!!