The sunny Caribbean abounds with citrus fruit.
The Caribbean is world famous for its delicious array of citrus fruits. Many of the citrus fruits produced in the Caribbean--lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit--are also well known elsewhere. This part of the world also offers some less well known, but no less delicious, citrus treats.
Ugly Fruit
As the name makes clear, this fruit is ugly. On the outside, ugly fruit resembles a squashed, ailing grapefruit and is often a sickly green-yellow. But open it up, and the delicious orange flesh inside more than makes up for the first impression. The ugly fruit is actually a Jamaican tangelo (a cross between a grapefruit, orange and tangerine). AmateurGourmet.com describes the taste as "orange with a hint of grapefruit." Ugly fruit can be eaten like grapefruit, juiced and used in beverages or added to desserts.
Bitter Orange
The bitter orange (also known as the sour orange) is grown in many Caribbean nations, most notably Jamaica and Curacao. It resembles its cousin the sweet orange, but is too bitter to be eaten fresh. According to CitrusPages.com, its rind, oils and flowers are used to make marmalade, tea, soap, perfume and citrus liqueurs.
Ortanique
The ortanique is a cross between an orange and a tangerine, and the word simply blends these two names with "unique." It is grown in Jamaica, and according to PracticallyEdible.com, its rind is a "dark reddy-orange color" and its flesh is "very juicy, very aromatic and especially sweet."
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