Now that we’ve done our best to establish your right to purchase citrus from California with a clean conscience, we can now return to our original task of selling you on the incredible wintertime citrus that is available right now. Here's a list of our favorites.
• Meyer Lemons: enough said.
• Blood Oranges: Originally from Sicily. Sweet and delicious with a slight raspberry flavor, plus their bright red color is reason enough to buy them, as it is a color that will not naturally occur in Seattle until June.
• Honey Tangerines/Minneolas: Both extremely juicy and extra sweet. Honey Tangerines have a lot of seeds, so we often buy these just to juice them or to make sorbet. Minneolas, a grapefruit/tangerine hybrid are seedless and easier to eat.

In previous posts, we’ve name-dropped the mighty Meyer Lemon at the slightest provocation, but it is our fear that mere passing mention may have failed to entice you to leap from your seat and immediately buy one; which is of course the only sane reaction to the arrival of these splendid fruits. So here goes, our most desperate and heartfelt plea. more ›