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Quotes About Citrus

I like to peel oranges.
~ Tierra Whack
Everyone should wake up and have a fresh-squeezed orange every day. By having a fresh glass of orange juice with American oranges, you are supporting the local economy, you have all the vitamin C you need in a day, and you support the environment because you don't use any plastic from bottles or bags.
~ Jose Andres
My brain is built of paths and slides and ladders and lasers and i have invited all of you to enter its pavilion. my brain, as you enter, will smell of tangerines and brand-new running shoes.
~ Douglas Coupland
If I could just get a piece of lemon, it'd be great.
~ Rip Torn
We all know lemon is loved by salmon, but the fish also adores the flavour and acidity of pink grapefruit.
~ Rick Stein
Triple-Citrus Ginger Black Cod
~ Rebecca Katz
Marmalade in the morning has the same effect on taste buds that a cold shower has on the body.
~ Jeanine Larmoth
I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.
~ Utada Hikaru
Before dawn, the air smelled of lemons.
~ Luanne Rice, The Lemon Orchard
You can't spell Citrus without UT
~ Steve Spurrier
Look at the limes in this drink, how they float. That's good news. Next time I'm on a boat, and it capsizes, I will reach for a lime. I'm saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
~ Mitch Hedberg
Barbra joined her at the table and sipped from an enormous glass of water filled with lemon slices. Ah, yes, and there's her lunch, she thought.
~ Jami Attenberg
She breathed in the scent of lemon blossoms, inspired by how their citrus sweetness mingled with fresh ocean air. Closing her eyes, she ran the tip of her tongue over her lips, tasting a faint saltiness in the moisture laden breeze. She imagined how dark, rich chocolate filled with the brightness of a lemon filling and dusted with chunky sea salt might taste. Delicious, she decided.
~ Jan Moran
California is a great place to live if you're an orange.
~ Fred Allen
There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
~ Yotam Ottolenghi
Crab meat is surprisingly sweet in its purest form, which is why it is often pepped up with zippy chilli and lifted with citrus.
~ Rachel Khoo
orange chest-hair
~ Kate DiCamillo
No, I am not allergic to lemon, though fresh pineapple can pose problems.
~ David Hewlett
IMITATION CITRUS FLAVORED DIETARY ARTIFICIALLY SWEETENED CARBONATED BEVERAGE. That, I submit, is not a label; it is an incantation. Someday, it should be set to a suitable plainsong tune or Anglican chant.
~ Robert Farrar Capon
fizzy orange Fanta
~ Khaled Hosseini
Lime juice makes things taste fresher. I use it for drinks, salsas, relishes, soups, and sauces. You want some give to your limes - firmness means the inside is dry - and they'll stay softer longer if you don't refrigerate them.
~ Bobby Flay
A well-crafted cocktail isn't complete without the right garnish. This final flourish - often citrus or fresh herbs - enhances the drink's taste, smell, and look.
~ Claire Saffitz
My favourite Korean food is delicious black five-layered pork belly, cooked over a charcoal grill. And Jeju chocolate, in citrus fruits and green tea flavour, which is famous throughout Korea.
~ Lee Hyeon-seo
My birthday cake was her latest project because it was not from a mix but instead built from scratch- the flour, the baking soda, lemon-flavored because at eight that had been my request; I had developed a strong love for sour. We'd looked through several cookbooks together to find just the right one, and the smell in the kitchen was overpoweringly pleasant. To be clear: the bite I ate was delicious. Warm citrus-baked batter lightness enfolded by cool deep dark swirled sugar.
~ Aimee Bender