New Taipei’s pomelos best of past three years
New Taipei’s pomelos best of past three years
2025-09-04
Typhoons and heavy rains this summer may have impacted pomelo production in central and southern Taiwan, but in New Taipei’s Bali District, which was relatively unfazed by the storms, pomelos continued to thrive. The local farmers’ association even says that these pomelos, which are now officially on the market, are the best in the past three years.
Pomelo season has come back around, and farmers in New Taipei’s Bali District have grown the most delicious pomelos yet. Here, production was relatively unaffected by typhoons that battered Central and Southern Taiwan earlier in the summer.
Kao Chin-shan
Bali Farmers’ Association director
Based on interviews with farmers, there has only been sporadic loss of fruit, probably in the single digits, around 3 to 5%. So, production this year is estimated to be on par with previous years.
Peeling the pomelo reveals ripe and juicy pink flesh inside. In Bali, the terrain and weather make the pomelos here different from those grown in other places.
Kao Chin-shan
Bali Farmers’ Association director
The flesh is a little chewy and smells really sweet. I think this is about 12.5 degrees on the Brix scale. Generally, pomelos above 10 degrees are considered good. The quality this year is probably the best in the past three years.
Participants peel pomelos to make a natural cleaning solution at this press conference marking the arrival of pomelo season, hosted by the New Taipei Agricultural Bureau. The conference highlighted the many uses of pomelos in cooking, from pomelo honey-glazed pork chops and pomelo poached chicken, to this platter of vegetables paired with pomelo jam.
Huang Shun-hsing
Chef
The pomelo flavor makes the pork chop especially tender. It won’t be sour because it has been appropriately seasoned.
Dressed in adorable green costumes, children perform a dance routine celebrating the arrival of pomelo season. This press conference educated the audience about local food and agriculture, and promoted an upcoming sales exhibit.
Chen Hsi-hui
New Taipei Agricultural Bureau director
On September 20 and 21, there will be a 40-stall sales exhibit right outside the Sustainable Development Education Center in Bali. From stacking pomelos to fishing for pomelos, at this event participants can buy plenty, eat plenty, and have plenty of fun.
This press conference was not just about selling pomelos, but included education, games, and even incorporated the restaurant industry. Pomelos not only mark the arrival of Mid-Autumn Festival, but also help to connect local industries and communities.
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新北八里文旦柚上市 農會喊話"三年來最好吃"
2025-09-04
暑假期間、接連幾個颱風、重創中南部，導致今年文旦柚產量劇減，不過新北市八里不受風災影響，宣布文旦柚祭正式開跑，農會喊話，今年的文旦柚，是三年來最好吃。
吃文旦柚的季節又來了，新北八里柚農也準備了好吃的文旦柚，準備邀請民眾一起享受在地好滋味，產量也不受今年颱風影響。
[[新北市八里區農會總幹事 高金山]]
“透過農友的訪談，大概只有零星落果應該是在個位數的趴數，大概3%至5%的落果而已，所以原則上我們的產量，目前預估起來，是跟往年是持平的。”
剝開果皮，大口吃柚，八里文旦柚子，皮薄汁多、風味醇厚，而地形天候也讓它的口感。有別於其它產地柚子。
[[新北市八里區農會總幹事 高金山]]
“果肉有一點Q彈、香氣非常濃郁，我預估這個大概有12.5度啦！一般文旦10度以上就不錯了，今年的品質大概是這三年裡面，今年應該是最好的。”
和家事達人一起削柚子皮做成清潔劑，新北市農業局，宣布文旦柚季正式開跑，除了柚子皮用途多多，柚子醬也能入菜，柚香蜜汁豬排、柚香白斬雞和柚香和風帶子盤，都是大廚精心巧思。
[[廚師 黃順興]]
“有那個柚子的香氣，排骨會特別的嫩，它不會酸，因為經過調配之後不會酸。”
柚子造型搭配柚子舞蹈，小朋友笑咪咪一同推廣新北文旦柚季活動，除了食農教育，還有展售會重頭戲。
[[新北市農業局長 諶錫輝]]
“20號跟21號兩天，特別在八里的永續環境教育中心前面，有40攤的展售會，不管是疊文旦、釣文旦，到現場當中的時候不管，可以買足、吃足、跟玩足。”
當然文旦柚不只是商業活動，還能進一步結合教育、旅遊、餐飲等等產業，讓文旦柚不只是中秋應景水果，更成為串聯地方產業的重要符號。
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