Best Orange EVER!!

Audddua
Audddua Posts: 176 Member
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Seriously where have these cara cara oranges been all my life and why did I just discover them now?!? :love:

I used to not like oranges all that much (except clemenines obviously), but now I'm so obsessed with these cara cara oranges I'm giving them away to friends and coworkers.

What other gems are lurking in the produce section that I'm blissfully unaware of?
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  • ThePunkHippie
    ThePunkHippie Posts: 213
    Honeycrisp apples! I've never been that fond of apples (I like hard apples like Granny Smith, but I want them sweeter)
    They're expensive & only come out in the winter, but they're SO GOOD!
  • Audddua
    Audddua Posts: 176 Member
    Honeycrisp apples! I've never been that fond of apples (I like hard apples like Granny Smith, but I want them sweeter)
    They're expensive & only come out in the winter, but they're SO GOOD!

    I LOVE those too! (Living in MN we have them a lot since we bred them or some crap like that)
  • Ladeda1
    Ladeda1 Posts: 68 Member
    I just had a SUMO (like the wrestler) orange. It was divine. They look kind of funny, but are soooooooo good.
  • alyson820
    alyson820 Posts: 448 Member
    blood oranges are my favorite fruit ever, but they're SO hard to find!
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
    Honey tangerines. Like candy, only with seeds, unfortunatly :( But they are so good I'll even let it slide that I have to pick the seeds out!
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    blood oranges are my favorite fruit ever, but they're SO hard to find!

    Was just going to say this! I LOVE these!
  • ManicMelody
    ManicMelody Posts: 85
    Kiwiiiiiiiiii!
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    BEETS. I swear, I could eat 100 roasted beats. I roast a bunch and put them in the fridge; then I eat them like apples :)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    BEETS. I swear, I could eat 100 roasted beats. I roast a bunch and put them in the fridge; then I eat them like apples :)

    This too! They taste delicious roasted with seasonings :D
  • OSC_ESD
    OSC_ESD Posts: 752 Member
    ~ Pink Lady Apple ~ .... Just delightful ! :blushing:
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    blood oranges are my favorite fruit ever, but they're SO hard to find!


    Never heard of...
  • rmoga99
    rmoga99 Posts: 37
    I agree, the cara cara oranges are absolutely fantastic.
  • esjaygee
    esjaygee Posts: 148 Member
    Other produce gems - Tangelos (a cross between a tangerine and pomello or grapefruit), Pluots, Blood Oranges, Kiwis and blackberries.
  • jagar07
    jagar07 Posts: 266 Member
    Other produce gems - Tangelos (a cross between a tangerine and pomello or grapefruit), Pluots, Blood Oranges, Kiwis and blackberries.
    ^^ this^^ I love tangelo's! and also, Chinese Grapefruit. They are huge, but I just eat half at a time :)
  • taratam83
    taratam83 Posts: 88 Member
    Asian Pears -- crunches like an apple but tastes like a pear. Soooo yummy! they come individually wrapped in some kind of Styrofoam mesh but I cant find them this time of year :(
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    If you ever can get Mango's that're picked AFTER they're riped on the trees, try them. Heavenly! Also fuji apples
  • Audddua
    Audddua Posts: 176 Member
    BEETS. I swear, I could eat 100 roasted beats. I roast a bunch and put them in the fridge; then I eat them like apples :)

    This too! They taste delicious roasted with seasonings :D

    I've enjoyed roasted beets at restaurants, but I've never attempted myself... how do you prepare them??
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    Ripe mangoes (they should be a bit squishy to the touch), those are amazing.
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
    Other produce gems - Tangelos (a cross between a tangerine and pomello or grapefruit), Pluots, Blood Oranges, Kiwis and blackberries.


    Oooh yes, after I tried pluots for the first time I was raving about it so anybody who would pretend to listen like I'd just found gold. Pluot season is coming up, exciting!
  • CuteAndCurvy83
    CuteAndCurvy83 Posts: 570 Member
    I go weak for white Nectarines! (non fuzzy peaches)
  • Austin1988
    Austin1988 Posts: 243 Member
    I used to supervise a produce department at a retailer...LOVED stone fruit season!! White Nectarines are my favorite fruit of all time.
  • Austin1988
    Austin1988 Posts: 243 Member
    Also- Turnips are a great crunchy snack :)
  • jeanie_ca
    jeanie_ca Posts: 38 Member
    Dragonfruit and fresh lychee.
  • Austin1988
    Austin1988 Posts: 243 Member
    blood oranges are my favorite fruit ever, but they're SO hard to find!

    Was just going to say this! I LOVE these!

    Awesome, but they will turn your hands red :)
    Ever had a pomegranate? they will do that as well, they are great but almost not worth the effort of eating all of the seeds.
  • kmozymoz
    kmozymoz Posts: 187
    Asian Pears -- crunches like an apple but tastes like a pear. Soooo yummy! they come individually wrapped in some kind of Styrofoam mesh but I cant find them this time of year :(

    I love Asian Pears!! My friend's Japanese grandma always had them at her house...so good when they're just ripe.
  • MaudeBeige
    MaudeBeige Posts: 282
    I'm LOVING this thread!

    Would people mind putting what country they're in too? I'd love to know whether I had a fighting chance of ever finding some of these things that I've never heard of before!

    Perhaps more common:
    Chinese Lettuce - Yummy crunch!
    UK
  • 2FattyXFatty4
    2FattyXFatty4 Posts: 215 Member
    I recently developed a taste for plain ol' navel oranges. I seriously do a little jig once that bad boy is peeled and ready to be sectioned and popped in my mouth. Ridiculous, I know. LOL

    I also like manzanos or "red bananas".
    Oh my! Not as sweet as a yellow 'nana but has a berry-like flavor. Mmm!
  • prettytothinkso
    prettytothinkso Posts: 290
    BEETS. I swear, I could eat 100 roasted beats. I roast a bunch and put them in the fridge; then I eat them like apples :)

    This too! They taste delicious roasted with seasonings :D

    I am in lust with pickled beets, but have never tried roasted. Is there a special way to do this?
  • dianeinthemuk
    dianeinthemuk Posts: 12 Member
    I have started freezing grapes - seedless red, black or green. They are a GREAT quick snack. I am not a fan of normal temp grapes, but frozen, they are great!
  • walkwithme1
    walkwithme1 Posts: 492 Member
    I had dragon fruit in Germany. Pink and yellow. Yellow was much sweeter. Only found it once here in Virginia. Very hard to find and about $7 pound here. :(

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