Citrus Review

Grapefruit– I love and adore the pink colored fruit inside but it’s way too sour for me to enjoy eating or drinking. The amount of sweetener needed to make them edible is absurd, so I avoid the beautiful grapefruit. I’ve heard that it interacts with many medications but I avoid a pharmacy as well as grapefruit, so none of that danger affects me. 

Blood oranges– the first time I had one it was freshly grown from a tree in someone’s yard and it was delicious, so I get them from a grocery store now and think they might be my favorite. They don’t look great, there is an uneven gradient discoloration to the peel and fruit both, but they’re good to eat, here’s a photo of one I had recently

Clementine– very nice but I think they’re too small, so I have to eat several. They are very easy to peel so it’s not a hardship, just slightly annoying. I highly recommend a napkin or paper towel to go along with any citrus snack it’s great for wiping sticky juice and collecting all the pieces of rind and fibers

Navel orange– they’re OK but sometimes seem too big to eat completely alone. The rind can be hard to peel, so adding knife work into my snack is not ideal, when so many other varieties can be easily released! This seems to be the “default” main variety of orange in the USA so it’s pretty common and not particularly exciting. It tastes fine, only the other aspects make it a lesser choice for me.

Lemons– too sour to eat, in my opinion, but the juice is nice to drizzle on most meals.

Lime– way too sour and small to eat but the juice is ok as well.

I’ve been really into “oranges” lately. I can’t explain why. I was deeply into blueberries about two summers ago, eating almost a pint nearly every day, for months. I’ve been through a raspberry phase and an era of fresh mango too but the latest fruit obsession in my home is what I continue to call “oranges” on my shopping list but are any variety of citrus fruits. I’ve been getting 2-5lbs a week (yeah i eat other foods too).  If I explore more of them I’ll be back to write more. And if my interest fades I’ll try and remember to take note..

I didn’t forget about my blog and thank my few readers for the continued support. In the future I hope to soon update the layout here and add a comment box for replies! When I go to the grocery store I’ll keep an eye out for some more round orange fruits like mandarins and any other suggestions I can solicit from online citrus lovers

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