The good news about winter time is that this is the season for oranges, mandarines, tangerines, clementines and satsumas.

There are Spanish oranges of this year’s crop already in the markets, but I prefer to wait for the Mallorcan produce. They do not look as perfect as the imported varieties from your local supermarket, but they are much tastier and jucier, I think.

The local clementinas (citrus reticulata), however, are out already in full freshness. Don’t be deterred by the greenish shades of their skins. That’s just the way they grow here in Mallorca. And they are a steal, at about 1 € per kilogramme. Delicious. And so much goodness. All these vitamins. Why not have a clementinas/banana/kaki smoothie with a dash of lemon and a sprinkle of grated ginger for breakfast?

The photo was taken in the town of Felanitx, Mallorca, Spain. The date: November 18th, 2007. The time was 12:46:12.