Sumo oranges!

[Shrinkrap]

$2.48/pound at Nugget market. Sweet!

www.sumocitrus.com/sumo_story.aspx

[TopoTail]

I bought one at the Berkeley Bowl the other day and was reminded why I don't especially like them. Too sweet for me. I look for mandarins with a bit of acid to offset the sweetness.

[Shrinkrap]

Gah! Now $3.99 at Nugget! Maybe I shouldn't have spread the word!

[FattyDumplin]

on sale at WF at $2.99 as well. Though they are incredibly juicy (as evidence by the weight versus volume), i don't find them to be all that sweet... I read that they are a hybrid of the ponkam, which is a Taiwanese mandarin, but frankly, the sweetness cannot be compared. So, tend not to buy at this pricepoint despite the incredible juiciness, which I love.

[mr_darcy]

It might just be me, but I feel like they were sweeter last year.

[Melanie Wong]

I feel much the same way. I'd rather eat a Mandarin/tangerine of most any kind instead. The low acidity does make Sumo's seem sweeter. Also I found that if you let them "age" a few days on the counter, they sweeten up.

[Shrinkrap]

It seems I've read the later season oranges, and the older trees are sweeter.

[Melanie Wong]

Makes sense to me.

I just had one that was given to me on Friday, so it's been aging at least 5 days. Even though a couple segments had withered a bit, still plenty juicy, and this was sweeter than the one I had last year.

[dordogne]

$2.89 at Berkeley Bowl. I agree with consensus that they do not seem as sweet as last season, but since satsuma season is waning, perhaps in a few weeks a later crop of satsumas will be the best--but priciest--citrus available.

[The Librarian]

I bought some at Mollie Stone's in Sausalito today.

[Melanie Wong]

I noticed some at Whole Foods on Blossom Hill in San Jose last weekend too.

[mr_darcy]

They have them at the RWC, Palo Alto, and San Mateo locations too. Regular price is $3.99, although they were on sale for $2.99 this weekend.