sour orange
noun
: a citrus tree (Citrus aurantium) that is used especially as a stock in grafting citrus
also
: its bitter fruit
called also bitter orange
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As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Famed chef Jose Andres has brought his flavors to Flushing, orchestrating the Mexican cuisine inside the Dobel Tequila Club with Oyamel by Jose Andres Group, including Oyamel’s Taco Cochinita, made of Yucatan-style pit barbecued port, achiote, Mexican sour orange and pickled red onions.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There are scallops with sour orange and tarragon sauce meunière; white sweet potato pommes fondantes, and morcilla croquembouche (annatto gougères with blood sausage, local goat cheese mousse, and malta caramel).
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
That's a feature of Cuban mojo and sour orange as a frequent accompaniment to certain preparations of pork.
—Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Famed chef Jose Andres has brought his flavors to Flushing, orchestrating the Mexican cuisine inside the Dobel Tequila Club with Oyamel by Jose Andres Group, including Oyamel’s Taco Cochinita, made of Yucatan-style pit barbecued port, achiote, Mexican sour orange and pickled red onions.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There are scallops with sour orange and tarragon sauce meunière; white sweet potato pommes fondantes, and morcilla croquembouche (annatto gougères with blood sausage, local goat cheese mousse, and malta caramel).
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
That's a feature of Cuban mojo and sour orange as a frequent accompaniment to certain preparations of pork.
—Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Sour orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20orange. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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