The Collection / Kitchen Notes
A Sunset in a Blood Orange
May 17, 2017
In Corey’s words
“There was a sunset in my blood orange today!”
A peeled blood orange opened in the palm of a hand, the segments shading from deep crimson at one side through orange to gold at the other. There was a sunset in my blood orange today!
The color comes from anthocyanins, the same pigments found in berries and red wine, which are rare in citrus. They develop when warm days are followed by cold nights, which is why the coloring is often uneven, as it is here. Blood oranges have a raspberry-like edge to their flavor, and pastry chefs love them for curds, sorbets, glazes and candied slices.
This article is written in Corey’s voice for this tribute site, based on his captions and blog. His own words are the quotes above.
