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Bright and sweet citrus fruits like oranges and tangerines bring a bit of sunshine to our winter diets.
Citrus fruits come into season in November and continue until June.
Look for oranges and tangerines that feel heavy for their size and have thinner skin.
Most of these varieties are great for eating out of hand, but consider cutting them into "supremes" for a more elegant presentation.
Oranges are larger and tarter, while tangerines are smaller and sweeter with looser skins.
Tangerines and clementines are classified as mandarins, with clementines being the smallest member of the mandarin family.
Navel oranges are sweet, seedless, and perfect for eating out-of-hand or in salads.
They have thick skins and a characteristic navel-looking mark on the non-stem end.
Navel oranges are also good for juicing, but the juice tends to ferment easily.
Valencia oranges have thin skins, some seeds, and are very juicy, making them perfect for orange juice.
They are also delicious to eat as fruit.
Blood oranges have deep red flesh and are smaller, quite sweet, and best used as a fruit to show off their beautiful color.
They are also delicious in desserts.
Cara cara oranges are sweet navel oranges with a bit of pink in their interior.
They are perfect for citrus fruit salads and have low acid.
Seville oranges are sour and perfect for making marmalade.
They are also great for cooking cocktails and salad dressings.
Tangerines are smaller than oranges with bright orange skins and slightly looser peels.
They are great for eating out of hand, adding to salads, or juicing for a sweeter take on classic orange juice.
Clementines are small seedless oranges with a honey-like sweet flavor.
They are best eaten out of hand and are also delicious in cakes and salads.
Kumquats are the smallest commercially available "oranges" with sour flesh and edible peels.
They can be enjoyed as is or used in various recipes.
Mandarins are small and sweet tangerines with some seeds.
They have a long season and can be used in vinaigrettes, salads, and dressings.
Satsumas are seedless tangerines with loosely attached skin, making them easy to peel.
They are great for replacing canned mandarins in recipes.
Kishus are tiny tangerines that are as sweet as candy.
They are only grown in California and Florida and are available in February and March.
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