Cara Cara Oranges (1 Viewer)

[Dan Lambskin]

If this isn’t your top ranked orange I’d like to know what is

 

[Sullie]

I'm eating one as I write this, my only problem is that they were sold out of them when I went to buy them this weekend so I'm eating the last one I had from last week.

 

[kentric]

Haven't tried cara cara oranges.  My favorite at this point is the sumo orange.  How does the cara cara compare to that?

 

[heckmanm]

Discovered these a few years ago . We usually only see them through about April; then I'll switch to blood oranges until they go out of season.

 

[dickey moe]

Haven't tried cara cara oranges.  My favorite at this point is the sumo orange.  How does the cara cara compare to that?

Less Asian.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Haven't tried cara cara oranges.  My favorite at this point is the sumo orange.  How does the cara cara compare to that?

Sumos are more like a giant tangerine than a regular orange. They are great for peeling and eating. Cara cara oranges are true oranges, but have a pinkish colored pulp and juice, sorta like a blood orange. We use them for orange juice. I have never peeled and just eaten one, but it would probably be good.

 

[eoMMan]

Never heard of them.

Are they pronounced like "care-a" oranges or like "car-a" oranges?

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Love them. Sam’s club sells them by the bag, always buy them when in season. Like a cross between a navel and a blood orange.

 

[EYLive]

My coworker discovered them recently at a local market. They're pricey but pretty much the best oranges I've ever tasted. A slight notch above organic oranges from the California central valley.

 

[Foosball God]

If this isn’t your top ranked orange I’d like to know what is

Mandarin oranges.  Not the crap you buy in cans covered in syrup.  Fresh Mandarin oranges are the best.

 

[psychobillies]

I use them almost exclusively for my crawfish boils lately.

 

[mr. furley]

If this isn’t your top ranked orange I’d like to know what is

sumo, bro

 

[RUSF18]

My one year old loves these. 

 

[Penguin]

Love a good cara cara orange

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

Never heard of them, but am intrigued now.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Discovered these a few years ago . We usually only see them through about April; then I'll switch to blood oranges until they go out of season.

What’s this now?  My wife is hooked, she’ll ####in riot if they go on hiatus 

Mandarin oranges.  Not the crap you buy in cans covered in syrup.  Fresh Mandarin oranges are the best.

GTFO

sumo, bro

never heard of it but im sure it pales in comparison 

 

[mr. furley]

never heard of it but im sure it pales in comparison 

penhandedslapacrossthemouth:

 

[heckmanm]

What’s this now?  My wife is hooked, she’ll ####in riot if they go on hiatus 

I can't recall if they go away or just get expensive, TBH.  April is about the end for US-grown (California), I think.  

 

[Jaysus]

I am all in on the Honeybell train... what am I missing out on?

 

[El Floppo]

Caracaraboner

 

[Dickies]

The best store-bought oranges I've ever had are Cara Cara, but the house I bought 3 years ago has a mature navel orange tree and it produces by far the best oranges I've ever eaten in my life and it's not even close.  Have about 50-100 oranges still left on the tree.

 

[EYLive]

The best store-bought oranges I've ever had are Cara Cara, but the house I bought 3 years ago has a mature navel orange tree and it produces by far the best oranges I've ever eaten in my life and it's not even close.  Have about 50-100 oranges still left on the tree.

Nice. Aside from water, OJ is my favorite beverage.

 

[PIK95]

Quiet with this.  We have been living on Cara Cara's and Fuji apples for years!  Not sure why anyone would eat anything else.  Cotton Candy Grapes is another.

 

[matuski]

As a general rule, oranges suck.  Pears are where its at.

 

[Cheech Wizard]

Sumo Mandarins

Cheech Wizard

 

[PIK95]

As a general rule, oranges suck.  Pears are where its at.

Cold Loser pear juice is so money.

 

[dickey moe]

All's I know is that blood orange soda is the bomb.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Cara Caras are amazing.

 

[EYLive]

As a general rule, oranges suck.  Pears are where its at.

      pears       

 

[RokNRole]

I prefer Mackinaw peaches

 

[Johnny Rock]

I picked up a bag of cara cara’s at Sam’s Club today because of this thread. Never of heard of them before that. Did we get a ruling on pronunciation as was asked above?

Gonna try one tonight.

 

[heckmanm]

Bump for cara cara season. Do yourself a favor.

 

[mr. furley]

sumo's are out this week  :hack: 

 

[El Floppo]

Bump for cara cara season. Do yourself a favor.

Caracaraboner

 

[EYLive]

sumo's are out this week  :hack: 

I thought I saw these at the market over the weekend. I should try a few.

 

[mr. furley]

I thought I saw these at the market over the weekend. I should try a few.

hopefully they don't suffer from the same downturn that Sweetango apples did :(  

 

[TheIronSheik]

Nice. Aside from water, OJ is my favorite beverage.

I love OJ.  One thing I found in all of my global travels is that no one makes OJ like the USA.  I was in 5 star resorts that had some of the nastiest OJ.  Just terrible.  

Thanks, Florida.

 

[Joe Mammy]

I am all in on the Honeybell train... what am I missing out on?

Honeybells for me. I live in Citrus County, FL.

 

[Chemical X]

sumo's are out this week :hack:

sumos are here, saw them this week.

i laughed my store’s pricing. they had a 2lb bag for $5.99 or buy them individually for $2.79 lb. these are the best fruit out there. not even a debate.

 

[mr. furley]

sumo's are out this week :hack:

sumos are here, saw them this week.

i laughed my store’s pricing. they had a 2lb bag for $5.99 or buy them individually for $2.79 lb. these are the best fruit out there. not even a debate.

been eating them for a few weeks. this year's crop is so much better than the last 2 years were.

we're paying $1.25 per fruit!

 

[Juxtatarot]

Sometimes they are ****ing hard to peel.

 

[Chemical X]

Sometimes they are ****ing hard to peel.

blasphemy! might be labeled a sumo, but a knockoff.

 

[the moops]

Yea Sumos are too much money where i live but goddamnit they are good. i buy 8 of them and they are gone within 1.5 days in my household of 4

 

[Chaos34]

I had property in San Diego citrus country years ago. An Avocado grove and some tomato greenhouses were producing income, but the previous owner had planted some stone fruit and 18 citrus trees of all types. I had grapefruit, pomelos, lemons, two types of limes, tangerines, tangelos, and a bunch of oranges. Didn't have Sumos, but had Cara Caras and Limas. They were tied for 2nd. Almost identical taste but with very different looking flesh. Limas are kinda yellow. Grab some if you see them and love Cara Caras.

You'll doubt this here but lemme explain. Old school Cali Valencias were the best. Thing is they have such thin skin and are so juicy, they're always picked early, too hard, and not so sweet for market use. The juicing companies get the good ones even though they look like hell. But yeah, let a Valencia fully ripen and it beats 'em all. Makes the best and most juice by a landslide. Mouthful of sunshine.

Texas grows a red speckled skin orange in the Rio Gande Valley that might be the best of all, but it isn't (or wasn't) allowed out of the state because of the speckles.

 

[shuke]

Bought some of these a few weeks ago. Took to work for lunch, and were the hardest oranges I've ever had to peel, and trying to eat these just made a huge mess.

Here's a pic of me eating one.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Bought some of these a few weeks ago. Took to work for lunch, and were the hardest oranges I've ever had to peel, and trying to eat these just made a huge mess.

Here's a pic of me eating one.

Didn’t you ever go to soccer practice as a 6-year-old? wedges for the win!

 

[the moops]

Bought some of these a few weeks ago. Took to work for lunch, and were the hardest oranges I've ever had to peel, and trying to eat these just made a huge mess.

Here's a pic of me eating one.

Even if Sumos tasted 75% worse, I would still choose them over most other citrus because of the ease of peeling

 

[Chemical X]

2 out of 6 eaten.