I’ve been making fresh-squeezed orange juice in the mornings for the last few weeks. In March, I tried the more expensive “orange” oranges that look more like what I saw in the US. Since they looked more familiar to me, I assumed they would be the best choice. This week I tried the more common “green” oranges that Jorge loves so much. Turns out, Jorge’s “green” oranges are far superior in flavor and juiciness. (Win for Jorge.)
They may look like limes from the outside… but they sure are delicious.
Love the color contrast.
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Well, the part that we eat is still orange. I have heard somewhere that most oranges are green and the Florida growers will often dye them orange. That may not be correct, but it does sound like something people would do.
For some reason this post made me want to visit Cancun extra bad! I think it has something to do with my love of bright colors and citrus fruits…
Brazilian oranges are green too! Weird?
Do you know what they are called? Like what type of orange it is? I’d love to try one someday… I LOVE oranges, no matter the color – LOL
I’m going to the store again tonight. I’ll check it out.
I made the mistake once thinking I was buying lime to make salsa.
Wha? I had no idea! They sure are pretty!
I agree!
I agree!!!
That is awesome! It almost looks photoshopped. Now orange juice sounds really good!
The reason ”oranges” have green peels here (the Yucatan peninsula) is the absence of cool nights while they’re ripening — in other words, it’s a climate thing, not a variety of orange. Peels are also thinner in the tropics, and the harvest season differs. You’ll occasionally see bright orange colored oranges hanging on a tree here, but that just means that a bird has pecked into them, and they’re spoiled! Anyway — the orange-oranges that you bought had probably traveled far further from their harvest point than the green ones! More than you wanted to know, right?
In my case, the orange oranges and green oranges had different names. (I don’t doubt what you’re saying, just saying that the ones I bought were 2 different kinds.)
Interesting to know that’s why they’re green 🙂
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fruit)#Degreening Here’s the link for further information if anyone is interested. Seems like green oranges from around here might actually taste so much better than the orange-orange ones. 😉