About a week ago I bought a single red Cara Cara Naval orange from the supermarket. I love all citrus, and I especially love the reliable, sweet, seedless Naval orange. So why not try a red version? Blood oranges are tasty, so I was thinking a Cara Cara would be something similar. Or better!
The Cara Cara is a random mutation, according to Wikipedia's page on the Cara Cara Red Naval Oranges. I found the orange to be easy to peel, and striking in color. Attractive, similar in flesh to a ruby grapefruit or pommelo. Eating it was like eating a juicy Naval orange, except with a slightly different finish. Maybe I was just imagining a pommelo-like finish due to the color? Anyhow, it was good. I'd buy it again, especially on sale!
This is an excellent moment to recommend reading John McPhee's short book, Oranges. All the stuff about growing oranges in America that you didn't know - and it's all weirdly interesting, too. At least, I enjoyed it very much.
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