Blood orange!

jessieinblue
jessieinblue Posts: 287 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
I just ate my first ever blood orange and wow! I have not been living. Has anyone has one? Mine was the Moro variety, organic . . . I may never have a regular orange again!

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  • CherLemos
    CherLemos Posts: 2
    I've never had one. What's it like?
  • MomsDaily140
    MomsDaily140 Posts: 116
    Yes they are awesome....... the blood orange juice is very good, also. I was or am rather a HUGE TRUE BLOOD fan and they had a drink that was made using blood orange juice. Very Yummy!
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
    What is a blood orange?
  • atcsjen
    atcsjen Posts: 5 Member
    I lived in Sicily for three years and LOVED the blood oranges! They are so good and the juice is awesome. I have yet to find anything that compares here in the US.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    Where did you find it? I have never seen them in the stores.
  • jessieinblue
    jessieinblue Posts: 287 Member
    I am not a big fan of fruit juices, but the blood orange is delicious so I'm sure it's tasty :)

    CherLemos, on the outside it looks like any other orange, but the fruit on the inside is this amazing reddish-purple color. And the flavor is slightly different too. I don't know how to describe it. It almost tasted like it had a bit of raspberry in addition to the orange flavor.
  • jessieinblue
    jessieinblue Posts: 287 Member
    Where did you find it? I have never seen them in the stores.

    I found mine at my local hippie health food place.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    Many grocery stores carry them, especially if they have a specialty section of imported items.
  • Sammyk50
    Sammyk50 Posts: 77 Member
    I've never heard of them. Never been a big fan of oranges either. And btw that's a terrible name! "blood" orange!
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I've never heard of them. Never been a big fan of oranges either. And btw that's a terrible name! "blood" orange!

    It is because the flesh is reddish / purple in color, LOL.............

    I haven't met a citrus fruit I didn't like.

    I even eat lemons by peeling them like an orange, LOL
  • ltlemermaid
    ltlemermaid Posts: 637 Member
    I have yet to find one in my area...may have to check out the health stores and see if they have them. I've been wanting to try them for forever now!
  • Janelle3927
    Janelle3927 Posts: 86
    I've had them before my siblings "didn't like them" but i think they were creeped out that they were called "blood oranges" and were a diff color then regular oranges. I personally thought they were AwEsoMe!! and i found mine at costcos but that was a while ago im not sure if theyre still there or not like if its a seasonal thing or area thing..
  • lowlevelrebel
    lowlevelrebel Posts: 75 Member
    Blood oranges are the bomb! (do the kids still say that?)

    I almost find they have this indescribable "spiced" falvour to them. So so good. And the colour is beautiful.
  • Janelle3927
    Janelle3927 Posts: 86
    I said that the other day (that something was the bomb) and got laughed at, and I'm 17! So, no I guess they don't sat that anymore. lol And I really like the color too :)
  • pineapplopolis
    pineapplopolis Posts: 3
    Blood oranges are only in season from around December through March. That's why they can be hard to find. But any healthy grocery store should have them about now.
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