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Orange trees were in abundance, my first sight of the vitamin C fruit, growing.
Sean Breen • 1-Way Ticket
“You’re sweet,” she said. “Prickly, but sweet. In an acidic sort of way. Like… like a pineapple.”
Carissa Broadbent • The Serpent and the Wings of Night
A common orange, like the Navel or Valencia, has a sugary, one-dimensional taste. Eating a Sicilian blood orange is a much more complex experience. Take the Tarocco: its meltingly soft flesh also has a high sugar content, but its sweetness is balanced by high acidity. The result is a complicated, multi-dimensional flavour that unfolds slowly,
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Personality-wise, she reminded Greta of one of those exotic vegetables she was drawn to at the farmer’s market but didn’t know how to cook. Kohlrabi, maybe, or a Jerusalem artichoke. Not very approachable. Not sweet or overly familiar. Not easily boiled down or buttered up. Not corn on the cob. Greta felt an instant kinship with Sabine, since she,
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