That might be because some people are more sensitive to naringin, the main bitter compound in the grapefruit.

这可能是因为有些人对柚感，也就是葡萄柚中主要的苦味化合物。

Readers will not learn how to make braised pomelo pith with shrimp eggs but how and why Chinese chefs have long prized unusual (and to Western palates, sometimes off-putting) ingredients, such as the bitter pith of a giant citrus fruit.

读者会学到如何做虾籽炆柚，但会了解中国厨师如何以及为直珍视同寻常的(对西方人来说，有时是令人反感的)食材，比如这种很大的柑橘类水果的苦味白髓。