[Food] Where can I get a decent satsuma?

[Me and my Monkey]

Now that we’re entering satsuma season again, which supermarket sells the best? Despite a promising start last week in my local Sainsbury’s, when I went to get top up supplies today I unfortunately found they had reverted to type and were selling their usual very measly, hard skinned specimens. It’s important, I need some good advice, please.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Now that we’re entering satsuma season again, which supermarket sells the best? Despite a promising start last week in my local Sainsbury’s, when I went to get top up supplies today I unfortunately found they had reverted to type and were selling their usual very measly, hard skinned specimens. It’s important, I need some good advice, please.

Not being funny, have you tried your local greengrocers.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

Not being funny, have you tried your local greengrocers.

I could, but my local greengrocers is no more local than my local supermarket, so if you wouldn’t mind, I specifically want to know which is the best supermarket for satsumas.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I could, but my local greengrocers is no more local than my local supermarket, so if you wouldn’t mind, I specifically want to know which is the best supermarket for satsumas.

Probably none of them for another month. Then all of them.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I could, but my local greengrocers is no more local than my local supermarket, so if you wouldn’t mind, I specifically want to know which is the best supermarket for satsumas.

We've had no complaints with Waitrose satsumas

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

It’s an absolute lottery in my experience. Bought some from Sainsburys a couple of weeks ago and they were superb. The last lot I bought though were completely devoid of flavour. I tend to find that the bigger they are, the more watery and tasteless. Too small though and they are often unpleasantly bitter.

 

[Justice]

M&S last years winner for me.

 

[BNthree]

It’s an absolute lottery in my experience. Bought some from Sainsburys a couple of weeks ago and they were superb. The last lot I bought though were completely devoid of flavour. I tend to find that the bigger they are, the more watery and tasteless. Too small though and they are often unpleasantly bitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCWBmqA5lOU

 

[Easy 10]

I put one on my cat this morning, and made it look like an egg.

 

[Marshy]

I put one on my cat this morning, and made it look like an egg.

Your bed sheets are never that clean.... ;-)

 

[Easy 10]

Your bed sheets are never that clean.... ;-)

A cat can cover up a multitude of sins

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Now that we’re entering satsuma season again, which supermarket sells the best? Despite a promising start last week in my local Sainsbury’s, when I went to get top up supplies today I unfortunately found they had reverted to type and were selling their usual very measly, hard skinned specimens. It’s important, I need some good advice, please.

The small hard skinned ones are actually clementines and the easier to peel larger ones are satsumas. Supermarkets, especially, often mix them up.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

The small hard skinned ones are actually clementines and the easier to peel larger ones are satsumas. Supermarkets, especially, often mix them up.

I’m not sure, I do think they were just a poor quality satsuma. Sainsbury’s tend to offer either these, or towards the end of satsuma season, those enormous ones with an inch of air between skin and flesh, sometimes with a tinge of green, furry decoration.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

The small hard skinned ones are actually clementines and the easier to peel larger ones are satsumas. Supermarkets, especially, often mix them up.

I think you are right.
I love a Satsuma, I have had good and bad ones but never hard skinned, they are always soft and easy to peel.
It's the flavour that's the problem sometimes they have no flavour at all.

 

[vegster]

I think you are right.
I love a Satsuma, I have had good and bad ones but never hard skinned, they are always soft and easy to peel.
It's the flavour that's the problem sometimes they have no flavour at all.

Easy to buy a bag of alleged " Juicy " Satsuma's/Clementines and then find they are, dry, flavourless and " Wooly " as my old ma would say. Mind you, once we are out of the EU we can source the very best Satsuma's around... other than EU ones of course.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

I put one on my cat this morning, and made it look like an egg.

That is a fine looking satsuma. May I ask where you bought it?

 

[Questions]

Easy to buy a bag of alleged " Juicy " Satsuma's/Clementines and then find they are, dry, flavourless and " Wooly " as my old ma would say. Mind you, once we are out of the EU we can source the very best Satsuma's around... other than EU ones of course.

If we are talking ‘top satsuma’ here then we had better get our Chinese friends new trading deals sorted, now that we are untethered and free to rule the world yet again as traders and explorers.

 

[Easy 10]

That is a fine looking satsuma. May I ask where you bought it?

I lied.

I saw this pic floating around online and thought I'd share it with the class. I don't even have a cat.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

I lied.

I saw this pic floating around online and thought I'd share it with the class. I don't even have a cat.

You’ve no idea how disappointed I am...

 

[vegster]

If we are talking ‘top satsuma’ here then we had better get our Chinese friends new trading deals sorted, now that we are untethered and free to rule the world yet again as traders and explorers.

Maybe the EU could cut a deal with China and export them to China where they can be re-packaged as a non EU product then exported to us as " Chinese " ? That will please our swivel eyed Brexit loons ?