Orange

[Loki]

Well, there's an apple thread!!!

So who here likes oranges? Whilst apples are my favourite fruit, I do like oranges every now and then. So which member of the orange family is your favourite? I personally like the smaller oranges, like clementines and tengerines. If I get larger oranges, it goes straight in the juicer!

Which varieties do you like?

[dk_art]

I like clemintines and tangerines too. I like large oranges too (can't remember names). I like to use the segments from smaller ones in some rice stir fries.

In addition to taste, I pick ones with rough bumpy skins. I know these skins are thicker and will also be excellent "peelers". Smooth-skinned oranges are a pain to peel. Also clementines with loose feeling skins are easy peelers too (and always have bumpy skins too anyay :D )

[*sprout*]

i love all oranges ! oranges rock my world !! :D
:vebo: :vebo: :vebo:
go oranges go oranges

[saborm]

Navel oranges are so good. The smaller ones disappear to fast for my liking. :D

[Oatmeal]

Now we're talking!!! (Uh... I just binged on orange)

Numero uno: Navel orange!!!!

But I luv'em all! The small ones (mandarin, tangerine) are very sweet can't eat many at once. Blood oranges have nice tartness but it's also not binge material IMHO.

Grapeftuits are somewhat fussy as u have to scrape out the flesh - i sometimes think I use more calories in doing so than I get from the fruit. :)

Some time ago I bought a "Pommelo" which is the largest citrus ever. It's like a melon but in reality a grapefruit. At least the chunks of flesh u get out of it are huge - but it separates also much easier than normal grapefruit...

For pics look here:
http://www.foodsubs.com/Fruitcit.html

[Keegan]

all citrus are the coolest! I love pummellos, sunkist navels, and grapefruit! Tangerenes are good, but not my fav, I think sunkist navels are. If you've not had a sunkist navel, you have not lived!

[1vegan]

Navels, clementines, and Sanquinello.

Sanquinello's are red inside and have red juice.

I won't buy oranges from Israel or argentina, I live in northern europe and I draw the line near the mediteranian ocean.

[punkmommy]

Clementines, defenitly. I could eat like 5 or 6 in a row.

[4EverGrounded]

I like just about every orange there is. The only ones I didn't like were the ones I got sometime last month. They all had this "rotten orange" flavor even though they were all fresh. ICK! Poor Hubby couldn't eat them either and he loves oranges like I do.

[WonderRandy]

We have some local oranges here called Ka`u Gold, and they are amazing! they have a blothchy skin, and the rule of thumb is "the uglier the better". SO sweet and juicy!

I also like Valencias :lick: and blood oranges. I ate 4 valencias yesterday. OMG they were delicious!!!!

[PixieMagic]

All oranges (especially the ones from my backyard tree! :love: ) except blood oranges.

[Astarte]

Japanese mandarins! Mmmm :lick: They're the best. Too bad I can only get them over Christmas.

[Loki]

mandarins!! Now we're talking!!!

[Ntelligentidiot]

no... clementines are SO much better! and those navel oranges are quite good too. I like most oranges, especially ones without seeds. One time I had a purple orange. Blood orange, I think it was called. Gross-sounding name but it wasn't bad!

[Keegan]

I like navel sunkists more than tangerenes. I have only had one blood orange, and I don't think it was a ripe one either, so can't say there. You really have got to try a pummello though, they are so much fun to eat!

Does anyone else here like the pith? I like it.

[marg]

Tangelos- just had some last week and they were perfect.
This week I bot Honey Tangerines- tasty sweet but watch the pits they are loaded. Very juicy too.

[Ntelligentidiot]

Keegan- I've had a pummelo before. It was good! Kind of like a grapefruit, but bigger. I like to call them "grapefruits on steroids"!:D

I actually like the pith too.:)

[MorningStarr]

I Love naval oranges!! I havn't really tried any other kind. I am going shopping soon:lick:

[VeggieAnn]

Mmmm I love oranges and tangerines. Anytime I spot tangerines at the store I buy'em ^_^

[muppetcow]

Eww! Pith--gross!!

I like oranges, but I dislike the pith so it takes me a really long time to peel them to my satisfaction. Valencia's are really good, as are navels. Clementines are yummy, but so small so they're not really worth the effort I put into peeling them.

[kraftykraft]

I like oranges in the juice form. I don't like the texture of a peeled orange, it is all squshy and it gets juice on my hands and makes them sticky.

[Keegan]

I ate a pummello for breakfast on easter!

[Ntelligentidiot]

I haven't eaten an orange in awhile. But I had a kiwi with part of my snack today!

[inkie]

tangelos are my favorite, but I must ask, what is a pith?

[PixieMagic]

Pith is the white part of the peel.