52 Foods: Cara Cara Pink Flesh Navel Orange
Q: When is an orange not orange?
A: When it's pink.
The missus and I discovered this Orange variety the same day we discovered Chocolate Lucky Charms. Intrigued by it's bright pink flesh (they had one cut in half and wrapped in Saran), we bought a couple to try.
To me, it tasted like it looks- halfway between a navel orange and a pink grapefruit. Which is O.K., I suppose, but to me, it puts this food squarely in the Taco Pizza category.
Taco: Very, very good.
Pizza: Very, very good, if not "the world's perfect food".
Taco Pizza: Why bother if both tacos and pizza are still in existence?
I'd rather have this orange than a taco pizza, mind you, but I'd first have a plain ol' orange or plain ol' pink grapefruit.
One interesting side note: when looking for a Cara Cara photo, I saw the phrase "rich, sweet flavor" more than once. Maybe I need to try another to see if I got a bum one first time out...
A: When it's pink.
The missus and I discovered this Orange variety the same day we discovered Chocolate Lucky Charms. Intrigued by it's bright pink flesh (they had one cut in half and wrapped in Saran), we bought a couple to try.
To me, it tasted like it looks- halfway between a navel orange and a pink grapefruit. Which is O.K., I suppose, but to me, it puts this food squarely in the Taco Pizza category.
Taco: Very, very good.
Pizza: Very, very good, if not "the world's perfect food".
Taco Pizza: Why bother if both tacos and pizza are still in existence?
I'd rather have this orange than a taco pizza, mind you, but I'd first have a plain ol' orange or plain ol' pink grapefruit.
One interesting side note: when looking for a Cara Cara photo, I saw the phrase "rich, sweet flavor" more than once. Maybe I need to try another to see if I got a bum one first time out...
posted by Tim V at 1:06 PM
4 Comments:
HOW could you eat CARA CARA PINK FLESH?
You sickos.
Love from Cara's mom.
I thought of mentioning I had a niece named Cara, but couldn't figure out how that would fit into my write-up. I would never eat Cara.
Leah, however...
Just Kidding!
Uncle Timmy
i gotta tell ya, for me, these little sweeties are fantastic. I love oranges but the high acid content upsets my stomach. I absolutely HATE grapefruit. i'd rather suck on a dirty tire. but cara caras are sweet with a tiny bit of sour, they don't upset my stomach and the juice just runs out of them. mmm fabulous.
I must thank you for giving me a smile. I found that eating them was weird. I wanted them to be orange colored. Tasting them made my lips burn. I am going to stay with the good old fashoned yummy
orange.
Randi
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