Pomelo. Pampelmuse. Грейпфрут. Grapefruit. Whatever you call it, I LOVE it! Grapefruit is one of the highlights of the winter season for me. It is a breakfast staple that I eat as often as possible. Ever since I was a kid I have loved the stuff. Sprinkle it with a bit of salt, dig it out with a spoon and PRESTO – a little bit of heaven.
When I moved to college I made a shocking discovery. While I had been sprinkling salt on my grapefruit for years, other people put sugar on it. Some people even (gulp) powdered sugar! Oh the horror. And even more shocking, it seemed that other people felt as horrified by my salt habit as I did by their sugar! I was ridiculed (okay, that is an exaggeration, but I got many funny looks) for lots of years as I continued to put salt on my beloved grapefruit.
I finally found an allie. A girl I worked with, Chelsie, also ate her grapefruit sprinkled with salt. The day I learned this I felt vindicated! My salty habit was not just a family tradition, but truly yummy. I was thrilled!
So in an attempt to see if there are any others out there, I pose to each of you the question: sugar, or salt?
When I moved to college I made a shocking discovery. While I had been sprinkling salt on my grapefruit for years, other people put sugar on it. Some people even (gulp) powdered sugar! Oh the horror. And even more shocking, it seemed that other people felt as horrified by my salt habit as I did by their sugar! I was ridiculed (okay, that is an exaggeration, but I got many funny looks) for lots of years as I continued to put salt on my beloved grapefruit.
I finally found an allie. A girl I worked with, Chelsie, also ate her grapefruit sprinkled with salt. The day I learned this I felt vindicated! My salty habit was not just a family tradition, but truly yummy. I was thrilled!
So in an attempt to see if there are any others out there, I pose to each of you the question: sugar, or salt?
11 comments:
EEEK. Sugar here.
I like mine plain!
I just don't eat grapefruit...
I'm a hard core salt addict, but I have to tell you, I put sugar on my grapefruit. I have heard of other people eating it with salt, though. It's probably like putting salt on an apple which is yummy.
While I enjoyed my powdered sugar phase (thank you MTC), I'm all about eating my grapefruit plain these days.
(That post by Steve was really by Lacey. Oops! He eats his plain as well, though I don't know how much he actually enjoys grapefruit...)
If I eat grapefruit I would put sugar on it!
Sugar, Katie, Sugar.
Can't stand grapefruit personally, but all my family does the powdered sugar gig!
Grapefruit???? YUCK!!! :P
-From the Picky Eater
salt my friend! yay for us salt on our grapefruit lovers!
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