they are such a deep red they almost look purple and sometimes you cut one and you think that you are looking inside a sunset. the season for them is fairly short, and i get as many as i can when they are in stores.
winter citrus makes me so happy, i buy a ton every week. when it is grey for weeks and weeks at a time, you need all of the brightness you can get.
blood orange juice is so pretty too. it reminds me of ruby red grapefruit juice. (i haven’t had a glass of that in years and years, i think i need to get some next time 