Source · orchard
Sicilian citrus orchard
Conca d'Oro, Palermo province, IT
Placeholder orchard entry — the Conca d'Oro (Golden Conch) is the limestone basin around Palermo where Sicilian citrus has been cultivated since Arab rule in the 9th century. Lemons run November through May; oranges and the pigmented Tarocco / Sanguinello blood oranges peak in mid-winter.
Sicily produces most of Italy’s citrus. The lemons here are big, thin-skinned, and intensely aromatic — Femminello and Interdonato varieties; the latter is the unmistakable Amalfi Coast fruit that scents lemon liqueur.
Products
- lemons
- oranges
- blood oranges
In season
- lemon · Nov – May
- orange · Dec – Apr
- blood orange · Dec – Mar
Used in · 4
- GuacamoleHass avocado, white onion, serrano, cilantro, lime, salt — the Mexican five-ingredient table dish, eaten in the fifteen minutes after it's made.
- Saag PaneerPunjabi spinach-and-fresh-cheese curry — the vegetarian Indian dish most often quoted, often misnamed *palak paneer*.
- TabboulehA parsley salad with bulgur — not the reverse. Beirut's standard mezze, fragrant with mint and lemon.
- Tandoori ChickenYogurt-marinated bone-in chicken char-roasted in a 500°C clay oven (or the closest a home kitchen can manage).