I discovered blood oranges 2 years ago, in a pretty well known supermarket in my town. At first I didn’t even knew that blood oranges exists. I know, it sounds silly, but this is the truth. I just thought that the pasteurized juice found in stores, labeled as “Red Blood Orange Juice” was just normal OJ colored in some red. Let’s say that I believed in some type of conspiracy theory regarding this subject. …not proud about it! The red blood orange is roughly the same size as a normal orange, but sometimes varies in size. The distinctive red blood color is due to the presence of anthocyanins, a family of antioxidant pigments common in many fruits and even flowers, but uncommon in
Orange juice and Turmeric powder… sun in a glass
In the cold season, one of my favorite juices is fresh squeezed orange juice… heavenly delicious! When I buy oranges I follow a funny ritual: I take an orange in my hands, first I check the color, then I gently squeeze it, to be sure that it is juicy, I smell it … and then I finally smile, because each orange remembers me of Christmas holiday, which is my favorite holiday of all, since I was a child. I have always enjoyed the smell and the taste of oranges, as I already mentioned it, but never really enjoyed their texture, I don’t know why, probably because of the layer of skin that covers the beautiful, juicy orange cells. As you