11/22/2023 0 Comments Sumo oranges![]() ![]() Now, over 30 farmers grow the citrus in California and Sumos can be found everywhere from Target to Whole Foods. They have only been grown and sold since 2011, or for less than a decade. The fruit made its way over to the US only quite recently in produce terms. And today, you can find everything from Dekopon flavored ice cream to Dekopon Hi-Chews. ![]() At one point, Dekopons cost as much as $10 a piece. ![]() Sumos, or Dekopons, are so prized in Japan that they are often given as gifts. They are best straight out of the fridge, where the cold somehow makes the fruit juicier. The flavor is also incredibly sweet but with a tart kick at the end to help you remember that you are alive, and that this is in fact not a dream. Eating one Sumo feels like you are eating about four mandarins. The fruit is incredibly easy to peel, like all the best mandarins, but much larger in size. And in the case of Sumos, bigger really did turn out to be better. Japanese farmers spent more than 40 years breeding the fruit which combines the flavors of Satsuma Mandarins - prized for their sweetness - with the size of hefty Navel oranges. Sumos, like the wrestlers, finds its origins in Japan where they are known as Dekopons. And while they may not be the most attractive citrus in the produce section, Sumo Citrus (a trademarked name!) are by far the most delicious thing you can eat in the cold, barren, flavorless months of winter. They are round, orange, and heavily dimpled, with a thick knob or knot at the top - not too dissimilar from the hair style many sumo wrestlers tend to favor. Similar to their athletic counterparts, Sumos are also much larger and unwieldy than their peers. Instead my enthusiasm is about a fruit - Sumo Citrus to be precise. As much as I love sports and watching voluminous men compete against one another, this is not because I am super amped to watch Japanese wrestling. I tend to spend the majority of January through April running around shouting, "It's sumo season!" at practically everyone I know (and everyone I don't). ![]()
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