I don't know about the rest of you, but I've never really been that big of a fan of grapefruit. Until now. Thanks to the good man Alton Brown (he hosts the show Good Eats on Food Network) I know like eating grapefruit.
I love how Alton actually explains some of the science behind the food we eat and the recipes he cooks. Anyway, he explained that the best way to get rid of the bitter flavor of this citrus fruit is to do a combo of sugar and salt. So you sprinkle some sugar on top of your halved grapefruit and you actually torch the sugar (so you caramelize it like you would for creme brulee). Then while the sugar is still warm you sprinkle some sea salt on it. In the words of Alton Brown...Those are some "good eats".
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I love love love grapefruit. I could eat about 3 a day and never get tired of it. I've sprinkled sugar on it before, but never salt. That makes sense, though. I have learned that salt, correctly applied, shouldn't make things taste "salty," but should make them taste more like themselves. I usually just eat mine plain because I love the taste of grapefruit, but I'll have to try that! Did you use yellow, or red grapefruit?
Oh, and my word verification? "wantscup." I think Truitt & Ephraim have hacked into blogger.
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