Fruit Maven » ugli http://fruitmaven.com Your guide through the wild world of fruit. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:04:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Sexy Fruit for Valentine’s Day http://fruitmaven.com/2010/02/sexy-fruit-for-valentines-day/ http://fruitmaven.com/2010/02/sexy-fruit-for-valentines-day/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:18:37 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=1697 There is something sexy, enticing and adventurous about fruit. In some ways trying a new fruit is like falling in love. It requires abandon and risk. You have to search for it and once found, you have to be patient and careful so you don’t bruise or damage the beautiful nectar inside. Sometimes it works out and you have the most amazing experience, and sometimes you just end up wondering why you wasted so much time admiring something so dull that when you really think about it, kind of smells like vomit.

And so in the spirit of love and Valentine’s Day, I say ditch the flowers and party it up with FRUIT. There are lots of ways to go, so you have no excuses.

Sweet Hearts:
Seckel Pears, Cherimoyas

dsc_0627-small Dr. White Cherimoya

Not-So-Traditional Flowers:
Mangosteen, Ugli Fruit

sliced-mangosteen uglifruit-and-lime

Symbols of Love:
Passion Fruit, Pomegranate

passion-fruit Wonderful Pomegranate

Seductive Aphrodisiacs:
Figs, Apples

brown turkey figs blushing-gold-apples

Direct and to the Point:
Banana, Papaya

Manzano Banana papaya ]]> http://fruitmaven.com/2010/02/sexy-fruit-for-valentines-day/feed/ 4 Ugli Fruit (Tangelo) http://fruitmaven.com/2010/02/ugli-fruit-tangelo/ http://fruitmaven.com/2010/02/ugli-fruit-tangelo/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:41:51 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=1606 Ugly Betty was canceled because she seems more like a kindred spirit than a caricature, then this is the fruit for you! This is definitely the ugly duckling of the citrus world. Its soft, smooth ...]]> If you cried when you found out Ugly Betty was canceled because she seems more like a kindred spirit than a caricature, then this is the fruit for you! Ugli Fruit
APPEARANCE 2.5 out of 5 stars

Extremely large, bumpy, green and yellow fruit with a knobby end and a squatty shape; warm, yellowish orange flesh.

AROMA 4 out of 5 stars

Soft tangerine fragrance; not acidic at all; slightly reminiscent of soap but not in a bad way.

TEXTURE 4 out of 5 stars

Very thick pith, but easy zipper peel once you can get the first bit off. Once you get to the flesh, the skin of each segment is a little thick, but the the inside is lusciously soft and juicy. Very few seeds!

TASTE 5 out of 5 stars

The first word that comes to mind is “soft”. It is a mellow, smooth tangerine style flavor with very little acidity. In a way, it reminds me of perfect and flavorful green grapes.

OVERALL 3.88 out of 5 stars

This is definitely the ugly duckling of the citrus world. Its soft, smooth texture is amazing and I want to suck the juice out of the segments bit by bit. The texture of the skin on the segments is unfortunate because honestly this might be my favorite snacking citrus ever. It is so extremely easy to eat. I just want to slurp, slurp, slurp it up.

FRUIT

Tangelo

VARIETY

Ugli

PEAK

Winter

ORIGIN

Jamaica

GROWN

Jamaica

PROVIDED BY

Specialty Produce
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NOTES

This fruit is also marketed as Uniq Fruit. Yeah – and it has a nice personality too. Sure. Good try marketers.

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