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Bitter Oranges

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Bitter oranges are not eaten raw; they are used for cooking and for flavour extracts. They are grown more for the flavour in their skins than for their juice.Varieties include Bergamot, Bigarde, Box-leaved, Curled-leaf, Chinotto, Seville, and Smooth Seville.

Substitutes

Equal portions of freshly-squeezed orange juice and freshly-squeezed lime juice.

History Notes

Bitter oranges originated as a hybrid between mandarin oranges and pummelos in China. Documented in China by 300 BC. Had reached Rome by 100 BC, and Japan by 100 AD.

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