In February, we are celebrating all things citrus! In the classroom we introduced the seven types of citrus in our recipe: shiranui or sumo mandarins (originally developed in Japan), Moro blood oranges (originally developed in Italy), Chandler pomelo (originally developed in California at UC Riverside), oro blanco grapefruit (also from UC Riverside), Rio red grapefruit (originally developed in Texas), Minneola tangelo (a cross between tangerine and pomelo originally developed in Florida), and lime.
We sang a silly ukulele song to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
Citrus, citrus, vibrant and tart: Mandarin, grapefruit, lime.
Tangy, zesty, juicy, and bright, The best of wintertime.
In the kitchen we had a winter citrus extravaganza, making a salad with loads of multi-colored citrus as well as the first signs of spring, fava greens and pea shoots.
