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Chilean Murcott Mandarin Oranges
Fall Favourite Citrus Fruit
Every month, we select the best product of the season, in term of taste and freshness. This November, we celebrate Chilean Murcott Mandarin Oranges as our Featured Product of the Month for you to enjoy for the entire month.
Kin’s Fresh Murcott
W. Murcott Mandarins, or Murcotts as they are commonly known, are well loved for their sweet and tender fruits that burst with juicy orange goodness. They are delightful eaten fresh, or you can add their brightly coloured segments into a salad for a refreshing twist. Murcotts make excellent jams, curds and tarts; and they play well with spices such as cinnamon and cardamom.
Don’t miss this season’s must-try orange variety—just look for their golden orange skins!
Look and feel of Murcott Mandarin oranges you want to take home
Here are a few tips to help you select the Murcotts you would want to take home.
- The skin is vivid orange in colour with no bruise or soft spots.
- The stem is bright green colour. You may find the fruit without a stem, this is not necessary indicates poor quality.
- The fruit should be heavy for its size – this indicates the juice content. In other words, the fruit is not dry inside.
Kin’s Keeping Them Fresh
We recommend storing our Murcott Mandarin oranges inside the fridge. They last up to 2 weeks in a cool and dry environment.
Mangoes
The Mangonificent Tropical Fruits
Continuing every month, we are bringing and promoting top-notch quality products. This month, we fall in love with our mangoes.
Manila Mangoes
Underneath the yellow skin of Manila mangoes, you will discover sweet and creamy yellow flesh with a buttery texture. This mango variety is usually orange-yellow hue when ripe; on a few occasions, the skin can turn pink. There are 2 simple ways to consider when selecting a Manila mango, by appearance & texture, and smell.
Selecting Manila Mangoes
Colour is apparently not the best indicator for Manila mangoes. Instead, you should:
- Lightly squeeze Manila mango with your palms. The flesh of the mango should yield.
- Smell the mango around the stem area. The taste of the mango is closely related to its smell.
- Avoid Manila mango that has the sour and alcoholic scent. This indicates that the mango is over-ripened.
- Avoid Manila mango with soft spots or bruises.
Storing Manila Mangoes
Similar to other soft-textured fruits, Manila mango continues to ripen after you brought it home. Putting the mango in a brown paper bag speed up the ripening process. Once your mango is ripe, our suggestion is to eat it. If it must be, you can put it in a refrigerator for a couple of days.
Haden Mangoes
The flesh of Haden mango is quite smooth with a custard-like texture. It has very little of the fibre you find in other mango varieties. The taste of Haden mango is absolutely delicious. Once ripe, the mango is very sweet. Haden mangoes also release an amazing tropical fragrance.
Selecting Haden Mangoes
Haden mangoes start out with green and red colours. Once it’s starting to ripen, the green colour will slowly turn into yellow. On your visit to Kin’s Farm Market for Haden mangoes, use your palms lightly squeeze the Haden mango to see if the mango is ripe. The flesh of Haden mango should be firm, yet, yield when gently pressed.
Storing Haden Mangoes
We highly recommend storing mangoes in room temperature until they are fully ripe. Storing Haden mangoes in the refrigerator will interfere ripening process and the mangoes will not be ripened properly. You can put Haden mango in a paper bag to hasten the ripening process.
Enjoy FRESH mangoes from Kin’s Farm Market any day in April.
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Heirloom Navel Oranges
The Old Line Navel Oranges
Every month, we select the best product of the season in consideration of taste and freshness. This month, we celebrate Heirloom Navel Oranges as our Featured Product of the Month for you to enjoy for the entire month.
Kin’s Fresh Heirloom Oranges
These Navel oranges are the original “old line” Washington Navel oranges. The oranges are grown using specific farming practices differentiating them from the rest of Navels. Heirloom Navel’s season is very limited, usually, you can see them in stores from December up to April. Grab them from our stores while quantities last. They have less acidic taste and much sweeter than the regular Navel oranges.
Look and feel of Heirloom Navel oranges you want to take home
Here are a few tips to help you select the oranges you would want to take home.
- The skin is vivid orange in colour with no bruise or soft spots.
- Heavy for its size. The weight is a good indicator of juice content.
- The fruit is evenly firm all around.
Kin’s Keeping Them Fresh
Note that oranges do not continue to ripen once they have been harvested. Whole oranges can last up to a week at room temperature, and up to a month refrigerated. The segments of orange should be wrapped and refrigerated right away. We recommend eating the orange segments within 3 days after the flesh is exposed to the air.
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Blue Jay Navel Oranges
Blue Jay the Orange
Every month, we select the best product of the season in consideration of taste and freshness. This new year, January, we celebrate Blue Jay Navel Oranges as our Featured Product of the Month for you to enjoy for the entire month.
January month is known to be the Navel orange season. It is the time that you will enjoy the orange at its very best citrusy flavour and fragrance with a mouthful juice content.
Kin’s Fresh Blue Jay
Blue Jay orange is well-known to many consumers. It is a Navel variety; hence, you can expect the good balance of citrus acidic and sweet taste of this orange. We find Blue Jay oranges to be a little sweeter than the regular Navel orange creating a greater balance between tartness and sweetness. The skin of the orange is thick; however, it does not give us the challenge to peel it with hands.
Look and feel of Blue Jay Navel oranges you want to take home
Here are a few tips to help you select the Blue Jay you would want to take home.
- The skin is vivid orange in colour with no bruise or soft spots.
- Heavy for its size. The weight is a good indicator of juice content.
- The fruit is evenly firm all around.
Kin’s Keeping Them Fresh
Note that oranges do not continue to ripen once they have been harvested. Whole Blue Jay oranges can last up to a week at room temperature, and up to a month refrigerated. The segments of orange should be wrapped and refrigerated right away. We recommend eating the orange segments within 3 days after the flesh is exposed to the air.
Bagged Avocados
Every month, we select the best product of the season, in term of taste and freshness. This December, we celebrate bagged avocados as our Featured Product of the Month for you to enjoy for the entire month.
Avocado is named “Superfood” due to its nutrients. There are numerous ways to eat avocado, FRESH off the peel, in a smoothie, salads, nachos, just to name a few. Did we mention sushi? We carry only Hass avocados variety, hence, the information here only applies to this variety.
Selecting Avocados
On your visit to Kin’s Farm Market, we want you to have the best produce from our stores.
- FRESH avocado is hard and has a green colour.
- You should look for the one with uniform texture and avoid ones with bruises or soft spots.
- Give avocado a little shake, if the pit is loose, try another one.
Avocado will turn dark green and yield with gentle pressure when ripe. A ripe avocado can be bruised easily especially in a marketplace. This is the reason our staff pay extra care at the stores with this Superfood. We suggest planning ahead select FRESH avocado instead of ripe ones. If you need to use the avocado on the same day, select the dark brown colour and watch out for the bruises.
Storing Avocados
We do not recommend storing unripe avocado in the refrigerator. This will interfere with the ripening process. FRESH avocado takes 2 – 5 days to become fully ripe. You can put avocado in a brown paper bag and store at room temperature away from direct sunlight. Put an apple or a banana in the same bag to hasten the ripening process of the avocado.
The flesh of avocado gets darker when exposed to the air quite quickly. Use lemon juice to delay the darkening process.
Chilean Murcott Mandarin Oranges
Fall Favourite Citrus Fruit
Every month, we select the best product of the season, in term of taste and freshness. This November, we celebrate Chilean Murcott Mandarin Oranges as our Featured Product of the Month for you to enjoy for the entire month.
Kin’s Fresh Murcott
W. Murcott Mandarins, or Murcotts as they are commonly known, are well loved for their sweet and tender fruits that burst with juicy orange goodness. They are delightful eaten fresh, or you can add their brightly coloured segments into a salad for a refreshing twist. Murcotts make excellent jams, curds and tarts; and they play well with spices such as cinnamon and cardamom.
Don’t miss this season’s must-try orange variety—just look for their golden orange skins!
Look and feel of Murcott Mandarin oranges you want to take home
Here are a few tips to help you select the Murcotts you would want to take home.
- The skin is vivid orange in colour with no bruise or soft spots.
- The stem is bright green colour. You may find the fruit without a stem, this is not necessary indicates poor quality.
- The fruit should be heavy for its size – this indicates the juice content. In other words, the fruit is not dry inside.
Kin’s Keeping Them Fresh
We recommend storing our Murcott Mandarin oranges inside the fridge. They last up to 2 weeks in a cool and dry environment.
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