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Oranges Color and Taste Comparison
fruitlovers:
Cara cara orange on the bottom, blood orange center, washington navel on the top:
Taste winner was regular washington navel, cara cara second, and blood orange last. But the blood orange was the only one i didn't grow, and was from California, so probably 3-4 weeks old by the time i got to taste it. Blood oranges will not turn color here due to lack of cold.
Jackfruitwhisperer69:
Hi Oscar,
I luv Blood Oranges ;D ;D ;D we get them from Spain. they have kind of a wine flavour and super delicious!!! I hate stored oranges they are the worst!!! Fresh is best ;)
That blood orange looks like a Moro Blood Orange!, Cara cara looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
bsbullie:
Yeah, if you have never tasted a blood orange, don't expect it to taste like a typical orange. The flavor profile is totally different. Some say its better and some hate it. When they are good (grown and ripened properly) and fresh they are excellent, otherwise they can have an off putting taste with almost a sourness to them that could easily make them unappealing.
fruitlovers:
--- Quote from: Jackfruitwhisperer69 on April 03, 2012, 07:15:12 AM ---Hi Oscar,
I luv Blood Oranges ;D ;D ;D we get them from Spain. they have kind of a wine flavour and super delicious!!! I hate stored oranges they are the worst!!! Fresh is best ;)
That blood orange looks like a Moro Blood Orange!, Cara cara looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Steven, I remember eating blood oranges in Argentina as a young boy. They were excellent tasting with a nice berry like taste. I'm sure the ones in Spain are also very good quality. I tried them so many times in California, but never had a single one that was as good. I have a blood orange tree planted here, but in our climate they look and taste like regular orange, except tree is more shy bearing than navels.
Jackfruitwhisperer69:
Hi Oscar,
You are definitely are a globetrotter ;D ;D ;D what rootstock are you using for the Blood orange?
BTW, I also got a Blood orange and it's flowering at the moment.
Sanguinelli Blood orange
Lan-late Bahia Orange
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