Eating Oranges with Knife & Fork

[DianaB]

A simple question but I would much appreciate any advice:

Some years ago I shared a table at a conference dinner where we were offered fresh fruit at the end. A woman sitting opposite proceeded to peel and eat a large orange with knife and fork. It was most impressive, no fuss or mess and I would love to be able to do this. Is anyone familiar with the technique and able to advise?

Your help would be very welcome.

Diana

[vloglady]

Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where one of the NY Yankees eats a candy bar with a knife and fork. George decides to eat it that way too.

[DianaB]

I understand the technique (with oranges rather than candy bars) is used in Spain, tried to find video on YouTube but no success.

[heidih]

Can you describe what you saw? I am having trouble imagining it. Was the orange held down with the fork so the knife could slice off the rind, and the both used the cut it in rounds?

[azlee]

Voila!

[azlee]

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of course the easiest would be to peel with the knife and then cut supremes or eat it the way you would a half grapefruit

[DianaB]

Thanks so much azlee, I shall get practising!

I have a list of small things I'd like to achieve just for pleasure and this is one. Another is uncorking champagne with a sword which was popular in the 19th century I understand....

Thanks again for the links

Diana

[EatNopales]

It always blows me away when something I take for granted is news to other people! Fork, Knife & bottle of Salted Chile Dust is standard operating procedure for eating Mexican oranges. (The juice bursting green exterior Valencias with super sweet flesh grown in Tampico & Veracruz)

[heidih]

I did see a version that fascinated me in the Mediterranean years ago with the knife, not the fork. The ladies had lovely painted nails and I wondered about peeling those oranges served with dinner. They held the orange in one hand, sliced off top and bottom, scored well into maybe 6 sections and used the edge of their thumb to removed the skin. No peel under the fingernails thing going on.