Saturday, January 16, 2010

Knock Knock!

Who's There?
Orange
Orange Who?
Orange you glad I started the post out this way?
















... I guess not.

Anyway, my only exciting food today was the lovable, citrusy, Orange.
Miniature History lesson:
Oranges originated in southeast Asia.
The original oranges were only bitter oranges, but later they were found in 15th century Europe as sweet oranges. They were brought over by Columbus to the Caribbean and the 16th century saw the Spaniards bringing them to Florida (The home of the Florida oranges).
There are four main varieties; Blood, Navel, Valencia, Persian.
If you want to know more: Good Eats

Anyway, I zested my oranges before I ate them, and froze the zest for future use, it's awesome to have already on hand. So, for reference, you can freeze all zest from the citrus fruits. Never worry about needing a small amount of zest again! But yes, I ate two oranges for breakfast already shaven. My friends saw me and asked if they were molding, so that was my explanation.

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