Oranges - How do you eat them?

[Daisy]

I love a fresh juicy orange, especially the blood oranges which are in season right now. But eating them is something I hide away to do, because I end up with making such a mess.

I cut them into about 8 segments and attack with teeth - it's neither quiet nor elegant.

If you also like them, how do you eat them?

[Lizzie48]

Daisy, I usually peel them, but, cutting them up could be better. I love blood oranges as well.

[Oma]

I peel them if the skin is soft but usually cut them in segments,
I always have a napkin under because you can guarantee I will have the juice everywhere 😁
I ate a particularly juicy one with my lunch yesterday , I even got it down into my bra 🥴

I love oranges,
I bought some from M&S last week and they were very dry so disappointing,

[Gemini]

I love oranges.
For smaller types like satsumas etc I just peel them.
Larger oranges - I put them on a chopping board, cut either end off, slice the rest, then half each slice. Put onto a small plate or a bowl and eat. And use plenty of kitchen roll

[Daisy]

I'm not alone then in finding the juice goes everywhere - unless you get a horrible dried up one like Oma did.

I peel satsumas, as well, but don't ever seem to have any success peeling full-size oranges. My FIL was brilliant at peeling oranges. He'd get all the pith off and split them into perfect segments. I loved him peeling one for me.

Oma, getting juice on your bra paints an interesting picture.

[Clover]

I cut the top off then score with a knife from top to bottom in about 6 places. Then I peel off the segments of peel leaving hopefully a complete round orange.

[Nanto2girls]

I don't eat oranges. I'm not a lover of fruit.
Now and again,i'll have a bit of banana if its with ice cream.

[Plantaholic]

Being a war child we didn’t see many oranges. I loved the large jaffas and the crackling noise they made when you peeled them. I am drooling now. The little shop near to my house used to sell specks ( part of the orange would be mouldy) Imagine a child being thrilled with that now.

[Daisy]

I cut the top off then score with a knife from top to bottom in about 6 places. Then I peel off the segments of peel leaving hopefully a complete round orange.

Clover, that sounds a very neat way of getting at all that lovely juicy orange. I'll try it tomorrow.

Plant, children nowadays would wonder why it was so amazing to have an orange in your Christmas stocking, wouldn't they. I'd never heard of shops selling specks. Those large Jaffas are amazing.

[Grauntie Mag]

The only way I can eat an orange is to dig out the middle after squeezing it to death, slurp out the juice, then eat the fruit. No idea why, I just can’t bite a juicy segment.

[Daisy]

Grauntie, it's probably a very good way of avoiding getting a jet of orange juice in your eye.

[Gemini]

Each to their own Grauntie

[Plantaholic]

This is making my mouth water.

[Daisy]

Plant - go on, indulge yourself in the biggest juiciest orange you can find. xx