Satsuma oranges in stores yet?

[bostonveg]

Looking to see if anybody is selling satsuma oranges yet. I remember getting them at Russo's last year and buying them 10 pounds at a time. Anybody know of any local stores stocking them yet? SO easy to peel and so delicious. Thanks!

[kobuta]

Kam Man had them on sale today for 0.99/lb. Not quite sure if this is a week long sale, or a today only thing. I tried one and it was pretty good (though the only other ones I've had to compare to were in Japan), so I hope the rest of the batch is as good.

[bear]

Trader Joe's also has them next to boxes of clementines. A question...are they seedless?

[opinionatedchef]

bear, wiki says they are seedless.

[bear]

Thanks, oc. Guess I should have searched before posting!

[wadejay26]

Wikipedia actually says "Its fruit is sweet and usually seedless,"
I juiced about 40 Satsumas yesterday and came up with about 15-20 seeds.

[bear]

Thanks for the first-hand info. I was just wondering if they were a pain to eat or not. Easy peeling and not too many seeds...guess I'll pick some up to compare to clementines.
Bet that juicing took some time!

[wadejay26]

Very easy to eat. My friend has 2 trees, so I get as many as I can consume. My problem is eating too many.

[bear]

Nice problem to have! Bet it would make a yummy tangerine chicken.

[Chocomom]

Whole Foods had them on sale yesterday for $4.99 for a 5lb case. They were sampling them and the sample I had was very sour so I'd took a pass on it. The membrane on the segments were very tough too.

I'd read somewhere that citrus might suffer due to the weather that CA is having/had.

[teezeetoo]

i bought wonderful sweet ones at Russo's last week.

[Chocomom]

Great thanks for the tip. Will have to make a trip to Russo's

[Mr Bigglesworth]

Russo's had them this weekend. I need to go back and get more - so so good!

[bostonveg]

Thanks for all the info. Went to Russo's yesterday and bought a couple of 5 lb boxes. They were good, but a little tart. The loose Satsumas (w/stems) that I got from Russo's last year were perfect...hope they show up soon.

[StriperGuy]

I usually hold off on citrus until at least mid December. The stuff you see now just is very early fruit.

[cherrytomato]

Bought some last night at Whole foods. They are good but could be a bit sweeter.