This familiar citrus is a type of mandarin orange. The best variety we'll see at this time of year is Florida's Honey Murcott, also just known as a honey tangerine. Flat and a pale orange mottled with yellow, it doesn' t look like much, but under it's very thin skin is a deep orange fruit that can be as sweet as candy. To peel and eat a honey can be a messy and sticky task but is also a rewarding one. You may prefer to juice them in order to avoid the seeds and peeling altogether.
Navels are the main eating orange of the winter.
By now they are sweet and flavorful, and should have become a great staple for your breakfast, lunchbag, and snack times. They are also dependably good for salads and cooked dishes. A good blood orange is sweet with a rich flavor and hints of raspberry or strawberry. Temple oranges from Florida are the most flavorful, the orangiest orange of the lot. They are seedy but can still be eaten out of hand, and they create incredibly good juice.