How Do You Properly Eat A Grapefruit?
The tartness of grapefruit makes it a perfect accompaniment to any meal of the day. Many people prefer to have a grapefruit half with their breakfast, but unless you know how to properly eat a grapefruit, you will likely have a difficult time. A grapefruit spoon makes eating this citrus in halves much easier. These are teaspoons with serrated edges and a head shaped like a triangle. This shape allows the grapefruit spoon to cut into each section of the grapefruit and pull it away from the thick membrane. There is also a no-fail method to eating grapefruit which will also be outlined below. Wash the exterior of the grapefruit. This will remove any pesticides or preservative coatings that could be deposited on the knife when you cut through the rind. Cut the fruit in half across the middle. You will have two halves with a cross-section of all of the grapefruit sections visible, as in the photo. Insert the tip of the grapefruit spoon into one half of the fruit between two membranes, next
