Ode to the Orange

March 29, 2012

‘Tis the season of la zagara, orange blossoms on the breeze.

Is there a sweeter scent in all Creation?

Orange Tree in Sicily, copyright Jann Huizenga

Orange.

Aranciu. (Sicilian)

Arancia. (Italian)

Naranja. (Spanish)

Naranča. (Croatian)

Orange. (French)

Oranġjo. (Maltese)

Oranĝo. (Esperanto)

Overripe oranges hang heavy on the trees; they roll around in the street ripe, juicy, crimson.

Oranges Roll on the Ground in Sicily, copyright Jann  Huizenga

Oranges for Sale in Sicily, copyright Jann Huizenga

Oranges for sale in Catania, Sicily, copyright Jann Huizenga

You want fresh-squeezed OJ? Ask for a spremuta, pronounced spray-moo-tah. Nothing can compare.

Oranges for spremuta in Sicily, copyright Jann Huizenga

Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your fingers, the soft inner part of the peel. The smell. Try and you can’t…

Doug Coupeland

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