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Post by idahopea on Jan 13, 2020 2:44:17 GMT
I learned about sumo oranges here a few years ago. They are large, juicy, sweet and expensive oranges, but I think they are worth it. They have a very short season so if you are interested you should look for them soon. I found them at Whole Foods yesterday for $3.99 a pound. I bought 10 oranges to share and it was a little over $25! Last year I found them a little cheaper at sprouts than Whole Foods, but they had not arrived at Sprouts as of Thursday. They might be there now though. If anyone sees them there or at other stores, please update us!
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Post by tracyarts on Jan 13, 2020 3:05:28 GMT
I've never had one, but will look when I go out to the "fancy" supermarket nearest our neighborhood. I really like Cara Cara oranges and they're easy to find this year, both my neighborhood supermarkets have them right now. I learned about sumo oranges here a few years ago. They are large, juicy, sweet and expensive oranges, but I think they are worth it. They have a very short season so if you are interested you should look for them soon. I found them at Whole Foods yesterday for $3.99 a pound. I bought 10 oranges to share and it was a little over $25! Last year I found them a little cheaper at sprouts than Whole Foods, but they had not arrived at Sprouts as of Thursday. They might be there now though. If anyone sees them there or at other stores, please update us! |
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Post by mom on Jan 13, 2020 3:07:45 GMT
I love Sumo oranges! I haven't seen any in my local stores just yet so I have been eating cuties.
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Post by bc2ca on Jan 13, 2020 3:44:58 GMT
I tried the Sumo last year after reading about it here and will definitely be on the lookout for them.  |
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Post by elaine on Jan 13, 2020 3:49:31 GMT
I haven’t seen them here yet, but we’ve been addicted to them for about 4 years now. I can’t wait!
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Post by MichyM on Jan 13, 2020 3:55:01 GMT
I love them too. I’ll look for them at the store this week  |
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Post by pjaye on Jan 13, 2020 4:10:27 GMT
The first time I saw them I thought "WTF are these freaky mandarins on steroids?"
Then I tried one and I was impressed by their juicy goodness.
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Post by janesays on Jan 13, 2020 4:21:22 GMT
Love the Sumos!
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Post by casii on Jan 13, 2020 13:14:33 GMT
Got a box yesterday at Wegmans!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2020 13:27:51 GMT
Got a box yesterday at Wegmans! I looked for them Saturday and our Wegmans didn't have them yet...I'm not-so-patiently waiting!! |
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Post by elaine on Jan 13, 2020 14:46:31 GMT
I just walked in the door from Wegmans with my first box of the season! And opened my phone to find a text from my friend who first turned me onto them letting me know Wegmans had them. I have never eaten a fruit before that inspires people to text each other about them, year after year.  |
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Post by tyra on Jan 13, 2020 14:54:45 GMT
Huh... wonder if these are the oranges that my MIL was talking about last week. My son *loves* Halos with a mega passion. Regular oranges he will devour as well. Last week my MIL said that she ordered 10 pounds of some special oranges and she is giving us half. If these are them, mama will be trying them too lol
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 13, 2020 15:21:56 GMT
I'll be on the lookout!
Last year, at Walmart, I found "Lumpy Bumpy" oranges (mandarins, I think).. they also said "Gold Nugget on the package.
I swear I sat down and ate the entire bag. Went back and bought more. THey were SO dang good! And I think most Walmart produce is horrible.
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Post by birukitty on Jan 14, 2020 21:23:19 GMT
Yippee! I love these amazing oranges. Thanks to the Peas I tried one last year and was hooked instantly.
I was at Whole Foods yesterday about 3:00 and there were only a few (less than 10) left when I got there. I hadn't read this thread yet and the ones left didn't look all that great so I decided to wait and see next week if they had more. Looks like they will and I'll check back again later this week.
Thanks so much for the notice.
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Post by ddly on Jan 14, 2020 23:12:59 GMT
Excellent!! I'll have to have DH pick some up next week. He teaches about 1 1/2 away and they have sumos at Market Basket there. We don't get them up here.
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Post by peasapie on Jan 14, 2020 23:14:38 GMT
I love oranges - came to it late in life, but not too late to enjoy them. I'll look for these.
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Post by tyra on Jan 14, 2020 23:57:23 GMT
Well, we got the oranges from my MIL. they aren't sumo oranges, but honeybell. So I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Sumos.
But... honeybells are SO good! Super sweet and crazy juicy!
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Post by elaine on Jan 15, 2020 0:21:48 GMT
Well, we got the oranges from my MIL. they aren't sumo oranges, but honeybell. So I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Sumos. But... honeybells are SO good! Super sweet and crazy juicy! Pssssttttt....Honeybells are good, but Sumo’s are even better! You will LOVE them.  |
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Post by tyra on Jan 15, 2020 0:28:59 GMT
Well, we got the oranges from my MIL. they aren't sumo oranges, but honeybell. So I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Sumos. But... honeybells are SO good! Super sweet and crazy juicy! Pssssttttt....Honeybells are good, but Sumo’s are even better! You will LOVE them. Ohhhhhh... good to know! I have never had honeybells before and I'm pretty impressed with them. If Sumos are better they have e to be *amazing*! |
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Post by PEAcan pie on Jan 15, 2020 20:43:48 GMT
First time Eating one now...got it for $2
Very good, this particular one is a bit sour but still has a good taste and juicy. Do they always taste sour? Or did I just get one that is more than usual?
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Post by elaine on Jan 15, 2020 21:38:06 GMT
First time Eating one now...got it for $2 Very good, this particular one is a bit sour but still has a good taste and juicy. Do they always taste sour? Or did I just get one that is more than usual? Typically not at all sour. More like canned mandarin oranges, but in a fresh fruit. No sour, just sweet and that mandarin orange flavor on steroids. I’m sorry you got a not-quite-ripe one! |
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Post by dewryce on Jan 15, 2020 22:48:00 GMT
First time Eating one now...got it for $2 Very good, this particular one is a bit sour but still has a good taste and juicy. Do they always taste sour? Or did I just get one that is more than usual? Typically not at all sour. More like canned mandarin oranges, but in a fresh fruit. No sour, just sweet and that mandarin orange flavor on steroids. I’m sorry you got a not-quite-ripe one!Is that what it is? Thanks to idahopea’s reminder DH picked some up this weekend, but they were not really sweet and maybe a touch sour. Will they sweeten if we let them sit there a few days or is their flavor contingent on when they were picked? Texas peas, we got ours at HEB! |
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Post by christine58 on Jan 16, 2020 0:57:15 GMT
I found them at Whole Foods yesterday for $3.99 a pound. $2.99 a PIECE here |
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Post by RosieKat on Jan 16, 2020 1:20:22 GMT
Rats - not at our HEB yet dewryce. Well, I suppose they might be, I went to a different one than normal today. Adding insult to injury, I was trying to buy a bunch of stuff to use up FSA money and then it all turned out to be noneligible so I went over to customer service to get them all taken off before I paid. Oh, and my checkout person was someone I know pretty well (like through the rest of life, not just from the checkout stand!). I was mortified, even though I supposed I didn't need to be, but I still was! I deserve some sumo oranges now, dammit! |
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Post by dewryce on Jan 16, 2020 2:14:01 GMT
Rats - not at our HEB yet dewryce . Well, I suppose they might be, I went to a different one than normal today. Adding insult to injury, I was trying to buy a bunch of stuff to use up FSA money and then it all turned out to be noneligible so I went over to customer service to get them all taken off before I paid. Oh, and my checkout person was someone I know pretty well (like through the rest of life, not just from the checkout stand!). I was mortified, even though I supposed I didn't need to be, but I still was! I deserve some sumo oranges now, dammit! Bummer. If it makes you feel better, remember that they weren’t that sweet. I second your thought that you shouldn’t have been mortified or even slightly embarrassed. |
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Post by pjaye on Jan 16, 2020 2:27:59 GMT
If they are smaller, not sweet & juicy then I'll bet they aren't the real deal.
I've had some smaller ones once sold as Sumo and I'm 100% sure they weren't. There's another variety of mandarin the looks a bit lumpy like this but they aren't nearly in the same league.
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Post by lisaknits on Jan 16, 2020 2:48:58 GMT
I bought some today at Publix for $3.99/lb. I got 4 of them for $9.86 and they were as good as advertised!!! Thanks idahopea for letting us know that they were available. I've been wanting to try them! |
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Post by mom on Jan 16, 2020 4:12:26 GMT
They finally are at my local store! Bought $10 worth today. Hoping they last more than 2 days.
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Post by PEAcan pie on Jan 16, 2020 4:13:23 GMT
If they are smaller, not sweet & juicy then I'll bet they aren't the real deal. I've had some smaller ones once sold as Sumo and I'm 100% sure they weren't. There's another variety of mandarin the looks a bit lumpy like this but they aren't nearly in the same league. It was much larger than a Mandarin...about 3-4 times larger, labeled as Sumo at Kroger. I think it is, just a bit sour. I hope the price will eventually go down would love to buy this more often for the whole family. We can go through a whole 5-pound bag of Mandarins in a day lol. I think for now it will be my dirty little secret lol |
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Post by mom on Jan 16, 2020 4:16:16 GMT
If they are smaller, not sweet & juicy then I'll bet they aren't the real deal. I've had some smaller ones once sold as Sumo and I'm 100% sure they weren't. There's another variety of mandarin the looks a bit lumpy like this but they aren't nearly in the same league. It was much larger than a Mandarin...about 3-4 times larger, labeled as Sumo at Kroger. I think it is, just a bit sour. I hope the price will eventually go down would love to buy this more often for the whole family. We can go through a whole 5-pound bag of Mandarins in a day lol. I think for now it will be my dirty little secret lol They never get much cheaper in my store. |
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