Blood Orange
February 1, 2005
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Well, I’m feeling especially post whoreish tonight.
After the earlier meal, I decided that I needed a bit of dessert. I haven’t been eating many fresh fruit and vegetables, so when I was at Nino Salvaggio‘s earlier in the evening to get dinner’s ingredients, I ended up picking up a blood orange. Having never had one before, I wasn’t so sure what to expect, so I got the camera ready. Well, I wasn’t disappointed…
This orange has a surprisingly deep red color to it’s flesh, and a somewhat sour, almost pink grapefruit-y taste. Very good, and a very nice alternative to standard naval oranges. I’d highly recommend them. :)
You do know that they inject REAL blood into those to get the color, right?
Hehe. Yeah. Sure. ;)