Blood oranges from my friend&#39;s tree. Have you ever had blood oranges?

@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

I'm not sure if I've had them. Do they grow then throughout the South?

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

1 Mar 21

@TheHorse They are actually grown in California. Originated in Venezuela. But only in season for a short time.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

@CarolDM I'll have to look for them.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

1 Mar 21

I love blood oranges. They are delicious.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Mar 21

@thelme55 Maybe I'll research it later today.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

I wonder how they came to be and where they're (mostly) grown.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

3 Mar 21

@TheHorse I wonder about that, too. Maybe they are hybrid.

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bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

1 Mar 21

no but have eaten red grapefruit and it was so good I kind of over did it once

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@Fleura (29126)

• United Kingdom

1 Mar 21

I actually prefer the regular yellow ones, I like the sourness. But once or twice I have found that the shop only had pink or red ones in stock!

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

We used to have that a lot when I was a kid.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

1 Mar 21

Yes, I like blood oranges. It sounds like you got quite a few from your friend.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

1 Mar 21

@TheHorse That's always a good thing, pony.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

Yeppers. I hope his tree continues to provide fruit. He has more than he could ever eat.

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@Fleura (29126)

• United Kingdom

1 Mar 21

Yes, but as you say they seem to taste just like regular oranges to me, I guess the colour makes them interesting?

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

Perhaps so. I'd had to "do research" to see if they really are (on average) any sweeter than "regular" oranges.

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@Fleura (29126)

• United Kingdom

1 Mar 21

@TheHorse And are they?

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Laura

@Laurakemunto (12862)

• Kenya

1 Mar 21

These are so sweet my son always request for them

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

I really like them, though the meat looks kind of scary!

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@Fleura (29126)

• United Kingdom

1 Mar 21

@TheHorse if you cut yourself when peeling one, no-one would notice!

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

@Fleura Heh. Wait. YOU might notice!

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45484)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

1 Mar 21

You must have gotten a bushelful of oranges to be able to share so much.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Mar 21

I just talked to my buddy and forget to ask him about his oranges!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

2 Mar 21

They are called "sanguinelle" in Italy from "sangue" blood, because of their color, they are good for juice.

Greg

@xander6464 (40872)

• Wapello, Iowa

2 Mar 21

Blood is a very attractive name for a fruit.

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Greg

@xander6464 (40872)

• Wapello, Iowa

2 Mar 21

@TheHorse That's right.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Mar 21

@xander6464 Two more days.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Mar 21

Especially for Democrats.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306079)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Mar 21

I have some in my fridge. The best part is they aren't acidic. They don't burn my fingers.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Mar 21

Interesting that they're less acidic than regular oranges.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306079)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Mar 21

@TheHorse That's what I really like about them. They taste the same.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar 21

I've heard of these but don't think I've ever had one.

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@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Mar 21

The insides look odd, but they taste like regular oranges, perhaps a tad sweeter.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156056)

• United States

2 Mar 21

I've never had them. Oranges are a bit too acidic for us these days.

Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54413)

• United States

2 Mar 21

i have - they are awesome, mixed with grapefruit they make a great drink!

sophie a

@sophie09 (34246)

• Indonesia

1 Mar 21

never heard about blood oranges. whats the difference between the orange usual?

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