DIY pomelo flower
When you eat a pomelo, you can use its zest to make Yuzu salt, use its pith to make my "grapefruit" skin candies (yes, I called that a "grapefruit" while that was actually a pomelo), how about its membranes? We can use these pink and glowing membranes to make a rose-like flower, which is so beautiful, vibrant, and vivid, with a refreshing pomelo fragrance.
Equipment
- A pair of scissors
- 1 double sided tape
- 1 stick as a flower stem
Ingredients
- 1 Pomelo/grapefruit Only need its membranes
Instructions
- Peel a pomelo, collect its membranes.
- Pick a long membrane strip (about 5 inch long, 1 inch wide), cut fringes about 2/3 into the membrane strip. Set aside.
- Cut the rest of membranes into the shape of rose petal. We will need about 15 petals. The sizes could be vary. You can cut 5 small ones, 5 medium ones, and 5 large ones. Set aside.
- Apply double sided tape on the edge of each petal and the strip.
- Roll around and stick the long membrane strip to a stick.
- Tape small petals to the base, then the medium ones, lastly the large ones. Overlap subsequent petals by covering 1/3 of the previous petal.
- After you have taped all the petals to the stick, gently spread the petals open, so they look more vibrant.