HOW TO CUT CITRUS

SUPRÊMES

There are several reasons to cut your citrus fruits

into pith-free segments, or suprêmes.

• 
  

    The pith    is  bitter  and can ruin    the flavor  of  the

  
  

  fruit. I’m sure many a grapefruit hater would
  change his mind after tasting sweet pith-free
  segments the way they were intended.

  
  


• The membranes between the segments are
  papery, get stuck in your teeth, and add nothing
  to the flavor of the fruit.


• The slices can be incorporated much more
  attractively into a finished dish. Fruit salads will
  be tastier. Relishes and vinaigrettes can be eaten
  without having to pick out bits of membrane.


• Knowing how to do it makes you look way cool.

STEP 1: REMOVE THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF
THE FRUIT Start by slicing the top and bottom off
your fruit, exposing the flesh.
STEP 2: START REMOVING THE SKIN Stand the
fruit on one of its cut surfaces and carefully cut away
the skin with a sharp chef’s or santoku knife, following
the contours of the fruit to remove all the white pith