The Perfect Orange

[happyfilmluvguy]

Oranges are probably the one fruit I eat most. But they have to be PERFECT to me. Here's what a perfect orange is for me:

Thick Skin, not too thin and not too soft.
Once pealed, dry outside, not juicy, wet, and sticky
Juicy inside, not wet and too soft that once you split it, it falls apart

What's your perfect fruit, vegetable or meal?

 

[panamag8or]

Oranges are probably the one fruit I eat most. But they have to be PERFECT to me. Here's what a perfect orange is for me:

Thick Skin, not too thin and not too soft.
Once pealed, dry outside, not juicy, wet, and sticky
Juicy inside, not wet and too soft that once you split it, it falls apart

What's your perfect fruit, vegetable or meal?

Add in few or no seeds, and you just described a Satsuma. They are smaller than a regular orange, and most have no seeds. My step-dad grew up working in his family's citrus groves, and I always liked their Satsumas best. as a matter of fact, they lived near the town of Satsuma(as well as Seville, another type of orange) They aren't the best for juicing, but for eating, you can't beat 'em.

The family groves are gone now, but he still has some navels, valencias and satsumas in his yard.

I'm going to try some honeybell oranges when they come into season in January. I hear great things about them, and a local grove grows them.

That reminds me, I bought some red navels from them a few days ago. I think I'll go get one now.

Here is where I buy my citrus. They have been in continuous operation since 1936.

The Orange Shop in Citra, Florida

 

[MrNewportCustom]

With the addition of subtarcting the seeds, you two have described my idea of the perfect orange.


Lee

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

How about your perfect fruit, vegetable, or meal?

 

[Smithy]

With the addition of subtarcting the seeds, you two have described my idea of the perfect orange.


Lee

Me too. I love oranges as well. When I lived in Australia I was pretty keen on those big, juicy Queensland mangoes which weren't stringy at all. And I love nectarines and apples as well.

Vegetable - I love spuds, asparagus, cabbage, kumara and peas.

Meal - there's a few, curry, roast beef or pork, rype med viltsaus (grouse with game sauce), coq au vin, devilled sausages, eggs benedict, pasta with chicken, bacon and mushroom cream sauce.


EDIT: nearly forgot one of my favourite meals, freshly caught trout cooked in the coals of a fire in foil with butter, salt and pepper, great stuff!

 

[KittyT]

To me, the perfect orange is a clementine - juicy, sweet, easy (but not messy) to peel, and small enough to put in my purse.

 

[katiemakeup]

Yes I agree with HFLG about the orange. I only eat them when I am in the mood. My favorite fruit is the NECTARINE!! yum I could eat them till I burst.

 

[Ada Veen]

I like tangerines. I also like pomegranates. I like them big, almost squarish and really juicy. and my boyfriend is a BIG fan of the white grapefruit.

 

[Smithy]

I also like pomegranates.

I like the taste of pomegranates as well apart from all the rigmarole with preparing the things. Nature's most labour-intensive fruit!

 

[Lancealot]

I got hooked on Blood Oranges last year and have to say I think they are perfect.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

what about your perfect fruit in general?

 

[panamag8or]

what about your perfect fruit in general?

Well, I think we know mine. As a matter of fact, I am sipping a tall glass of fresh-squeezed orange/tangerine juice over crushed ice (the only way), whilst watching my Gators successfully lead off their defense of back-to-back basketball titles.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

That's probably better than having it for breakfast.

 

[panamag8or]

That's probably better than having it for breakfast.

I can barely get coffee made first thing in the morning. Forget about squeezing juice.lol

 

[Diamondback]

Perfect meal to me means a heaping plate of Spaghetti Factory spaghetti, with extra meat sauce and a pile of mizithra cheese on top. Mmmmmm...

Or a genuine, made-in-a-little-neighborhood-shop-in-Philly cheesesteak...

 

[Story]

What's your perfect fruit, vegetable or meal?

Yes.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

Mutant Orange

Speaking of oranges, peeled apart this one and found a surprise.

Looks like a mad science experiment, trying to mix blueberries and blackberries with an orange to create a fruit.

Anybody seen something like this before? I don't know if it's spoiled or some rare fruit.

 

[Flieger]

I live in a part of the world where there's not possible to grow much fresh fruit (we get sour apples and that's it), so I have to give my vote to to the perfect berry instead.

Has someone here tried the 'Artic rasberry'? Jeez, my mouth water just thinking about it! The Latin name is "Rubus arcticus" and this little baby is far tastier then any orange, mango or pineapple I ever laid my tastebuds on. They grow in the wild here and can be eaten directly from the plant or made into a jam. Some people let them soak in vodka for a couple of weeks and get a liqueur to die for! Home-made ice-cream with this berry as flavor is heaven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_arcticus

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[Josephine]

Peaches are my favorite, and raspberries. I love the smell of a fresh peach. But I don't like peach or raspberry flavored things (tea, ice cream, cakes, etc).

 

[pgoat]

I love most fruits and prefer them chilled in the fridge.