Comments on: My (insert adjective of your choice here) Clementine http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Anonymous Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:16:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1364 Coments! Yay.<br/><br/>Wendy-- I am very fond of Cara Caras myself. I think it's the acidity. I hope the flashback was good for you...<br/><br/>Stephanie-- Come on. Get real. A grapefruit? Grapefruits don't sing opera, they sing show tunes. <br/><br/>Shuna-- Acid, definitely acid. For me, sweetness is only good if it is balanced by acidity, salt or both.<br/><br/>The clementines, though in a box, came from Orange Cove. California. I had actually thought that these fruits might not have been that sweet, due to the inclement (no pun intended) weather and possible early picking. No such luck. I'll give them another chance next year...<br/><br/>"Crunchy"-- Thank you for your generous faith in my culinary abilities. I have, in fact, used the zest in a vinaigrette (I get my acid one way or another) and even made a syrup to mix with grain alcohol.<br/><br/>I really love your website, by the way. I hope Jason found a date with the help of your photos. If not, please give him my phone number.<br/><br/>Asherandeva-- Is this Asher calling or Eva? Or both? I make no secret of any recipe. I believe they are for sharing. If you are still interested, please email me and I will send you the information requested.<br/><br/>CTR-- I'm glad I beat someone to something for a change. Stephanie beat me to Bourbon and Branch. I beat you the the clementine punch. Tag, you're it. Coments! Yay.

Wendy– I am very fond of Cara Caras myself. I think it’s the acidity. I hope the flashback was good for you…

Stephanie– Come on. Get real. A grapefruit? Grapefruits don’t sing opera, they sing show tunes.

Shuna– Acid, definitely acid. For me, sweetness is only good if it is balanced by acidity, salt or both.

The clementines, though in a box, came from Orange Cove. California. I had actually thought that these fruits might not have been that sweet, due to the inclement (no pun intended) weather and possible early picking. No such luck. I’ll give them another chance next year…

“Crunchy”– Thank you for your generous faith in my culinary abilities. I have, in fact, used the zest in a vinaigrette (I get my acid one way or another) and even made a syrup to mix with grain alcohol.

I really love your website, by the way. I hope Jason found a date with the help of your photos. If not, please give him my phone number.

Asherandeva– Is this Asher calling or Eva? Or both? I make no secret of any recipe. I believe they are for sharing. If you are still interested, please email me and I will send you the information requested.

CTR– I’m glad I beat someone to something for a change. Stephanie beat me to Bourbon and Branch. I beat you the the clementine punch. Tag, you’re it.

]]> By: cucina testa rossa http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 cucina testa rossa Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:47:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1363 oh you beat me to it, i was going to write about my darling clementines (pun intended). i buy them by the case and pop 'em like candy. little bites of sunshine in the middle of the winter. love the carmen orange! oh you beat me to it, i was going to write about my darling clementines (pun intended). i buy them by the case and pop ‘em like candy. little bites of sunshine in the middle of the winter. love the carmen orange!

]]> By: asherandeva http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 asherandeva Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:14:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1361 But I am incredibly intrigued by the buttermilk pudding cake. Is this an original recipe or could I seek it out somewhere? But I am incredibly intrigued by the buttermilk pudding cake. Is this an original recipe or could I seek it out somewhere?

]]> By: Crunchy http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Crunchy Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:29:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1360 Forget the fruit. Do something cool with the zest. Surely, Michael, you can think of <i>something</i> stunningly original and shockingly tasty that uses the thing you liked most about those Clems. Or just twist a ribbon of zest in some vodka and forget the whole thing. Forget the fruit. Do something cool with the zest. Surely, Michael, you can think of something stunningly original and shockingly tasty that uses the thing you liked most about those Clems. Or just twist a ribbon of zest in some vodka and forget the whole thing.

]]> By: shuna fish lydon http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 shuna fish lydon Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:34:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1359 When it comes to citrus, it's impotant to know what you want and like in a fruit. Acidic? Pungent? Sweet? Juicy? Aromatic? Colorful?<br/><br/>When Clementines come in boxes it tends to mean they're coming from Spain. (Whole Foods, in fact, is being publicly criticized for not buying and selling local fruit, especially in California where over 80% of America's fruit and vegetables are grown!)<br/><br/>Before giving up on your Whole Foods bought Clementine, I beg of you to buy one from a local grower. My experience is that both the fruit and the rind are markedly different when the food is picked recently and locally!<br/><br/>I grew up eating these boxed Clementines. They are a mere shadow of what a California grown Clementine tastes like! When it comes to citrus, it’s impotant to know what you want and like in a fruit. Acidic? Pungent? Sweet? Juicy? Aromatic? Colorful?

When Clementines come in boxes it tends to mean they’re coming from Spain. (Whole Foods, in fact, is being publicly criticized for not buying and selling local fruit, especially in California where over 80% of America’s fruit and vegetables are grown!)

Before giving up on your Whole Foods bought Clementine, I beg of you to buy one from a local grower. My experience is that both the fruit and the rind are markedly different when the food is picked recently and locally!

I grew up eating these boxed Clementines. They are a mere shadow of what a California grown Clementine tastes like!

]]> By: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:32:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1358 Oh, god -- the Carmen orange (I always thought it was a grapefruit) brings back such lovely, fun, sort of trippy memories. Oh, god — the Carmen orange (I always thought it was a grapefruit) brings back such lovely, fun, sort of trippy memories.

]]> By: wendygee http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 wendygee Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:34:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/01/26/my-insert-adjective-of-your-choice-here-clementine/#comment-1356 geez...Huckleberry Hound...what a flashback...and yes, I have been disappointed by the "Cuties" too...been really into the Cara Caras navels though...have you tried those? geez…Huckleberry Hound…what a flashback…and yes, I have been disappointed by the “Cuties” too…been really into the Cara Caras navels though…have you tried those?

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