The citrus on the right all came from trees in the backyard so I can vouch for their organicness and whatnot. I did a lemon, an orange, and a grapefruit to show normal sizes. The item on the left is some weirdo fruit that my brothers friend brought home. It looks and feels like a grapefruit but is clearly gargantuan. He thinks it's a cross between a grapefruit and a melon, thus he named it the gremlin.
We were both too scared to cut it open, but had many theories about what it's like inside. The real issue is why is this necessary? What is wrong with the fruits of nature? Why must we mess with perfection. I'd rather just have a delicious grapefruit followed by a juicy melon, not some sort of freak fruit.
Oh no, all this talking about grapefruit makes me want a greyhound. I better go do yoga now otherwise it'll be a lost cause.
It's probably a pomelo, which is the largest citrus and thought to be one of the most ancient. Grapefruits are actually a hybrid of the pomelo and the sweet orange (which itself is thought to be a cross between the pomelo and the mandarin). So, really, your beloved grapefruit is the one messing with "the fruits of nature." If you cut it open and the rind (or, as Paula Deen would say, "the ryanduh"...) is ridiculously thick, you definitely have a pomelo.
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