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Sumo mandarins on display at a Sprouts Farmers Market store in Phoenix, AZ.
New York (CNN Business)When Jerry Callahan had his first bite of a Sumo Citrus fruit about nine years ago, he knew he d tried something special. This is going to go crazy, he thought.
As the group vice president of produce and floral at the grocery store chain Albertsons, Callahan is essentially a produce trend-spotter by trade and he s eaten a lot of fruit. But he described Sumo Citrus as unique. The eating experience, there s just nothing like it, he said.
The fruit may appear unappealing at first: It looks like a small, wrinkly orange with a knob akin to the top knot worn by the Sumo wrestlers for which it s named. But it s actually a hybrid of navel oranges, pomelos and mandarins and tastes like an extra-sweet mandarin. It peels easily, thanks in part to that knobby handle, and doesn t make your fingers too sticky.
You can now buy rare pink pineapples at a grocery store in Toronto
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Pinkglow pineapples the rose-fleshed fruits that took Del Monte 16 years to bioengineer are now available in Toronto.
Previously only available in the States through online purchasing, these genetically modified piña from America s megaproducer of processed foods can now be found at Loblaws.
They re selling for $39.99 CAD per Pinkglow Pineapple, with limited supply, only at the Maple Leaf Gardens location.
You may be asking why, in this economy, or ever, would anyone pay that much money for a single pineapple.
Highlights from the fourth quarter of 2020
December 31 , 2020
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