Grapefruit is vile!

[Alysser]

I tried it over Christmas on the cruise I went on. There was a 24 hr buffet so me and my parents went while my sister was sleeping because she was seasick or something, and my mom told me I wouldn't like and don't try it. My dad said I would like it probably. I tried it and I nearly HURLED OMG I don't even want to REMEMBER the taste!! Just reading this makes me want to..ICK! It might be a 'miracle' fruit but I don't think the miracle is in the taste. Maybe I should listen to my mom more often.

[Medusa]

I tried the ruby red, thinking it would be sweeter. Uh huh. Sweeter than battery acid maybe.

[Jods]

I didn't know they had grapefruit SPOONS! COOL!

and guess what I have in my fridge right now a big jug of grapefruit juice!

I've even got my 2 yr old eating them without sugar MUHAHAHAHA

[Medusa]

I've even got my 2 yr old eating them without sugar MUHAHAHAHA

That's child abuse. (Kidding!)

[kittycats_delight]

That's child abuse. (Kidding!)

My mother would tend to agree with that. LOL Several times growing up my grandmother would get me to taste them. Always with the same reaction. The sour lemon face and that's icky from me. Ironically when I hit about 16 I decided to give them a try again and loved them sugarless. I can eat grapefruit until they come out of my ears. One of my favorite juices in grapefruit juice sugarfree.

I remember the first time I came to Italy. My mother, my now BIL, hubby and I went to Monte Berico. It was a super hot day and we stopped at the (bar) cafe to get something to drink. I wanted grapefruit juice and didn't know what it was called in Italian and hubby didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I looked in the display and figured it out from the bottle. Hubby still didn't know the fruit and wanted to try it. He smelled it first and said 'It doesn't smell bad.' My mom was snickering behind him and I was encouraging him telling him it was amazing. Didn't bother to tell him it was bitter. He takes a huge mouthful and nearly passes out. His eyes about popped out of his head and he got that sour lemon face. It was too funny for all of us except hubby who was cranky for about an hour after. He decided tiramisu gelato was much more to his liking. LOL

[Pam]

Count me in as one who likes grapefruit. I don't buy it much because it is a lot of work to section it out. I guess I am just lazy. The last time I had some in the house hubby said "are YOU planning to cut some grapefruit tonight?" Of course he loves it but doesn't want to go to the trouble. My kids were served it early in life and never batted an eye about the tartness. I used to actually make my own grapefruit juice popsicles (using those little plastic popsicle maker thingies). My son would take his outside and eat it right along with the other kids who were eating store bought popsicles and didn't bat an eye. He loved them. In fact he told me just a few nights ago he wished he had a popsicle maker so he could make his own again.

[Barbara]

Put sugar on them and put it under the grill until the sugar melts- delicious !

[Medusa]

Put sugar on them and put it under the grill until the sugar melts- delicious !

Someone said to do that w/brown sugar. I can't even imagine.....

[JuniorxMyxLove]

hahaha I'm eating a grapefruit right now :]

The only way to eat them is with about 4 lbs of sugar :] more like 5-6 spoonfuls HAHAHA. it makes them YUMMY though!

[lbaker]

In Jr High School we had "Home Ec" (home economics) that gurls had to take (boys had "shop", I was jealous) but one of the first things tried was 1/2 grapefruit with brown sugar on top briefly broiled.. I LOVED IT!! But of course I had eaten grapefruit all my life and I'm in the I LOVE IT bandwagon...

[gini]

In Jr High School we had "Home Ec" (home economics) that gurls had to take (boys had "shop", I was jealous) but one of the first things tried was 1/2 grapefruit with brown sugar on top briefly broiled.. I LOVED IT!! But of course I had eaten grapefruit all my life and I'm in the I LOVE IT bandwagon...

OMG, Laurie, were we in the same class? Could be - I had Home Ec and the boys had shop. Years after we moved to Calif. some people came to visit us from Ohio. I about fainted - it was the "shop" teacher from my high school.

Grapefruit - gotta tell you - I have always loved it. It is great with some avocado and thousand island dressing............very pretty too.

[Killearn Kitties]

Grapefruit - gotta tell you - I have always loved it. It is great with some avocado and thousand island dressing............very pretty too.

Sounds lovely! It is also great mixed with crabmeat, and a slightly spicy dressing.

Nobody exploded a grapefruit yet?

[buttercup132]

I love grapefruit too,I can never eat it though cause it's so hard to get out and just becomes a mess.

[shais_mom]

Nobody exploded a grapefruit yet?

what a great idea!
TARGET PRACTICE!!!

[AdoreMyDogs]

I haven't had a grapefruit since I was a kid (my mom LOVES them), but I don't really remember what they tasted like. I do, however, remember not liking them too much, but next time I go to the market I am going to find a ruby red and buy one and try it out again. This thread has perked my curiousity.