[Sca-cooks] oranges

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

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From: jemoore at firstam.com
> Does anyone know when oranges were first introduced to europe?

Sour oranges or sweet?  And where in Europe?

Sour oranges were introduced to Sicily (11th c.) and Spain (12th c.) by the Arabs.  Sweet oranges appeared in the Mediterranean area in the late 15th c.

Both varieties took longer to appear in other parts of Europe.

Source: Alan Davidson, _The Ocford Companion to Food_.

Brighid ni Chiarain


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