Author: Justin Shelton

Conclusion. Blood orange is a variety of orange, whereas grapefruit is a cross between orange and pomelo. Moreover, the flavour of blood oranges can be described as a blend of orange, raspberry, and cranberry, while grapefruit is known to have a certain bitterness. Do blood oranges interfere with medications? But if you’re taking certain medications, […]

End of dialog window. Put your chosen orange in the microwave. Turn on the microwave for between 20 to 30 seconds (no longer, as orange peel is flammable and you could set your house on fire) Remove from the microwave and allow to cool so you don’t burn your hand. Peel with ease. Enjoy the […]

Place zest in plastic bags and store in the fridge for use within one week. Keep these bags in the freezer, if you plan on using the zest for future recipes in the upcoming months. It’s always easier to remove zest from a whole orange rather than peeled rinds. Can you put peeled oranges in […]

While the color may change once the fruit is picked — turning more orange — the sweetness will not increase once they are picked. They are definitely not sweeter if you pick them before they are fully ripe and ripen them off the tree. How do you make picked oranges sweeter? Allowing the fruit to […]

There’s really no cool version of orange. It is made from two warm colors. The more yellow you add to it, you’ll get yellow-orange to a golden yellow to yellow. The more red you add to it, you’ll get red-orange to tomato red to red. What Is a Cool orange? In my experience a cool […]

Orange could be seen, but the compound was the only word there was for it in English for almost 1,000 years. “Orange, however, seems to be the only basic color word for which no other word exists in English. There is only orange, and the name comes from the fruit.” Does orange exist as a […]

yellow-red. Before orange (the fruit) made its way from China to Europe, yellow-red was called simply that: yellow-red, or even just red. The English word ‘orange’, to describe the colour, ultimately comes from the Sanskrit term for the orange tree: nāraṅga. What were oranges originally called? The English word “orange” has made quite a journey […]

Moro – The most common blood orange found in the US. The flesh is a darker-red than other varieties, sometimes almost purple. They are the earliest blood orange to ripen. Why are some oranges purple? It turns out Moffitt’s husband had recently sharpened the blade she used, and the naturally occurring anthocyanin pigments in the […]