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Currant Red Berries
Red currants are tart but can be eaten fresh, cooked or dried. Add fresh red currants to cornmeal pancake batter or cook currants with sugar and water until the mixture has thickened and use as a syrup.
Fresh Green Garlic
Grown in California, regarded as a spring delicacy, fresh green garlic are very young garlic before they begin to form bulbils or cloves.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
Cara Cara oranges are harvested from January through May.
Description/Taste
The Cara Cara is a type of navel orange with a pinkish-red flesh, offering a hybrid sweetness of tangerine and subtle grapefruit flavors. Size varies from small to large.
Applications
Cara cara oranges are and ideal balance of sweetness and acidity, making them suitable for eating fresh, jams, sauces, baking and sauteing. Use in savory or sweet preparations, paired with avocados, lettuces, fresh herbs, strong cheeses, fresh fruit, whole grains, and poultry. Use cara cara juice in curds, cocktails, vinaigrette and syrups. Cara cara oranges will keep up to two weeks, refrigerated.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
An old variety, the Brazilian type of navel orange is properly called "Bahia." The name orange actually refers to the fruit's scent, not its color.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Cara Cara Oranges. One
is easiest, three is harder.
| Rancho Del Sol | Homepage |
Seasons/Availability
Cara Cara oranges are harvested from January through May.
Description/Taste
The Cara Cara is a type of navel orange with a pinkish-red flesh, offering a hybrid sweetness of tangerine and subtle grapefruit flavors. Size varies from small to large.
Applications
Cara cara oranges are and ideal balance of sweetness and acidity, making them suitable for eating fresh, jams, sauces, baking and sauteing. Use in savory or sweet preparations, paired with avocados, lettuces, fresh herbs, strong cheeses, fresh fruit, whole grains, and poultry. Use cara cara juice in curds, cocktails, vinaigrette and syrups. Cara cara oranges will keep up to two weeks, refrigerated.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
An old variety, the Brazilian type of navel orange is properly called "Bahia." The name orange actually refers to the fruit's scent, not its color.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Trattoria I Trulli | Encinitas CA | 760-943-6800 |
| Hotel Del 1500 Ocean | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Cara Cara Oranges. One
is easiest, three is harder.| The Kitchn |
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5 Ways to Use Dried Citrus Peels |
| Food 52 |
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Millet Tabouli with Cara Cara Oranges and Green Olives |
| The Kitchn |
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Cara Cara Orange Curd |
| All That Splatters |
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Cara Cara Orange Tart |
