Do you eat the white bits on oranges?
@spikey_monkey (759)
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 07
Ah do you mean the 'pith' yes I eat it all, well apart from the skin itself, although I do have a nasty habit of finding pips in my oranges, especially if they are supposed to be seedless. I don't eat those, but I haven't the patience to peel off all the white bits.
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@spikey_monkey (759)
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22 Mar 07
Yes the pith, I couldnt rememebr the correct word for it, is rind also a word for it? It is annoying finding pips, especially when they are supposed to be pipless. This is another reason why I seldom eat oranges.
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@spikey_monkey (759)
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22 Mar 07
Is that not the zest? Perhaps there are two words for it.
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@killahclaire (3665)
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22 Mar 07
The rind id the actual peel. Like if you need to use rind of lemon you woul dgrate the outside of a lemon or orange
@spikey_monkey (759)
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21 Mar 07
It is quite boring, you always end up bursting the piece of arange too and all the sticky juice comes out all over your hands. I might try eating them next time.
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@edelweiss (1929)
• India
22 Mar 07
Yup I eat them coz I heard about the fiber thing too.. I hate eat if i happen to bite on the seeds though..
@spikey_monkey (759)
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3 Apr 07
Since reading everyones responses about fiber I had tried to eat the white bits but cant bring myself to do it. Maybe next time.
@mushroomlilitu (361)
• China
22 Mar 07
yes i eat then.from the chinese medicine point of view,white bits have the efficacy of resolving phlegm and promoting blood flow.
@spikey_monkey (759)
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22 Mar 07
Really, thats good to know. What about the white bits on bananas, you know like the strings that you can pull off, are they good too?
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@killahclaire (3665)
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22 Mar 07
I sit there and peel off as much of the white stuff as I can and then the segment of orange ends up splitting and then I freak because I am in such a mess. I really do not know why I do it to myself at all. I think I am crazy.
@spikey_monkey (759)
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22 Mar 07
Thats what happens to me too. I was sitting eating one in work yesterday and I got it all over my desk, hands and jeans! All because I didnt want to eat the pith.
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@spikey_monkey (759)
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22 Mar 07
I think actual oranges themselves are the worst culperates. I think satsumas are the easiest.
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@killahclaire (3665)
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22 Mar 07
Oh listen to you calling it the pith. I normally end up sittign there until my mate removes to form my hands and puts it in the bin. He always has clemintines at his house and they are the worst for it
@nglanfield (559)
• Turkey
27 Mar 07
I don't eat the pith it's too bitter for me, I also will suck out the pips before eating the segments as I don't like them either.
I love Satsumas as the pith comes off easierly and no pips.!
@spikey_monkey (759)
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3 Apr 07
Indeed satsumas are the best, are you sure they dont have pips tho, im sure ive had some with pips.
@spikey_monkey (759)
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21 Mar 07
Ye now that you mention it, I knew there was areason why I didnt like it and I think that's why. I also don't like the texture and the fact that you cant chew it properly.
@cjthedog64 (1552)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I peel the rind off, but the little bits that stick on are fine. My 15 yr old will obsessively pick everything off, and it'll take him 30 minutes to eat a small orange!
@spikey_monkey (759)
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22 Mar 07
30 minutes to peel an orange, now that is obsessive! Did you know that 8 orange now has the same goodness as 1 oranges in the 40s?
