Regardless, once the fruit was named – and its praises spread throughout the region – clever gardeners began not just growing grapefruits on purpose, but developing entirely new cultivars of the yummy fruit – something we’re still very grateful for today. And while we don’t exactly agree with that analysis, history did well enough for the name to stick. Legend has it that the name “grapefruit” came from one Jamaican farmer who remarked that the fruit tasted a little like the Mediterranean treat. Once local farmers realized what a fine creation they had on their hands, they took the reins from Mother Nature, going on to grow grapefruits intentionally and forever cementing the effect of the world’s happiest coincidence. (The island was a hotspot for early European explorers, who were likely the ones to introduce both the orange and the pomelo to the tropical ecosystem to begin with.) Most botanists believe that grapefruit was actually a naturally-occurring hybrid, which started sprouting on its own after its parents, the Jamaican sweet orange and the Indonesian pomelo, got together, most likely in Barbados. The produce was created very much by accident, on the sun-soaked isles of the Caribbean. Grapefruit may be like royalty to us, but the fruit actually had a very humble – and even slightly humorous – start. Some fruits just can’t help but demand attention.Īnd with their oversize shape and notorious bite, grapefruits may as well be the kings – or queens! – of the produce aisle.īut the fruits are a monarch of the people, coming in a number of different colors and flavors that are sure to please every pallet.
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