I love clementines, but it’s better when they’re fresh and “local” instead of being shipped from Spain or Morocco (although those are good too). Now I live near citrus growing country and we can get local satsumas too. They are the best!!! For some reason, there doesn’t seem to be a commercial growing and shipping industry for them here in the US. I’ve had the Spanish ones in Ireland and they’re pretty good, but not nearly as good as the local ones here in New Orleans. Florida, Texas, and California people - do you get local satsumas? How about kumquats?
I just finished one for breakfast! Our stores often have on sale.
They are fun to peel! We’ve had it for years.
I’ve never seen a satsuma in Michigan. I’ve seen kumquats on occasion, but I’m puzzled as to what one does with them? Surely they are too tiny to eat?
I am a kumquat fanatic but get them from trees of friends. You eat them whole, peel and all. We have lots of locally grown satsumas at our grocery stores and farmer’s markets here in Southern California.
Try to buy from the US. Just because it;s already hard enough on farmers.
Mommdc, loved fresh squeezed blood orange juice in Europe. The oranges here seem tarter, though.
Anyone ever try Ugli fruit (which is also a trademarked citrus) ? They are delicious but hard to find. They are some kind of cross between orange, grapefruit, and tangerine and are juicy and yummy.
I’ve had Ugli’s. Haven’t seen them for awhile at my market.
Cuties are delicious. My children loved them in their lunch box. My son especially appreciated them when he had his braces and eating an apple was difficult.
And I would just like to add that I have had Ugli, but it was years ago. One of the assignments my children had in elementary school was to try a fruit or vegetable they hadn’t tasted before. <<< just sharing, because I think it was a fun and memorable experience for them.
With kumquats the peel is sweet and the inside is tart. You can slice them and add them to salads.
I was surprised earlier this year when my local, chain supermarket started regularly carrying dragon fruit and passion fruit and not so regularly, lychee nuts. This is suburban Chicago - anyone else seeing this new trend?
Do you guys have finger limes in your states? They are a fun novelty item that show up from time to time in the farmers markets around here. They are elongated limes that are filled with perfectly round juice vessicles, like large caviar pearls. They are fun but too expensive for everyday use.
Never seen these -sounds like fun!
@momofadult I’m not sure about those but I have seen lychee a few times. I got hooked on them in Costa Rica because they were so delicious. The ones here in the states are gross though. I’m not sure whether it’s the fact that they’re not as fresh or what but I don’t like the ones I find in grocery stores (which are a rare find!)
I saw an interesting fruit at the supermarket recently called Buddha’s Hand. It is a type of citron that apparently you use in lemon-type preparations. It definitely made me do a double-take when I saw it!
Satsumas are my favorite. We have a small tree that we planted 3-4 years ago. Got a couple of dozen thus year. Not bad.
We’ve had these for as long as I can remember here in So. Calif. but I think they’ve become more available nationwide over the last few years. Cuties and Halos are just brand names for clementine oranges and the specific variety varies throughout the year. Our last house was built on old orchards so we had a couple of trees and grew our own. Now I have to buy them but I do love them still.
Has anyone ever had Cushman Honeybell oranges? Juiciest oranges ever. My dad used to send them to me every year.
I think honeybell tangelos and Minneola tangelos are the same. They have a very short season, basically just the month of January. Get some soon and eat them with a bib while leaning over the sink!
I found Pomelos only once, at Costco. They are a “natural” citrus fruit, not a hybrid and have very thick skin and green insides that are quite delicious. The precursor to the grapefruit without the bitterness.