As a Welcome to LA gift, our friends, Joy and Bob, gave us two (TWO!) cases of sumo oranges. JoyBob, as Mr. Mari and I affectionately call them (since we have a SandyBob in New York), got us Size 5 sumo oranges. Most foods are based on a unit per pound grade (like shrimp) but in the case of sumos, it's based on how many oranges will fit in a case. Each case can hold up to ten sumos which means, JoyBob got the biggest sumos you can purchase. Sweet!
And yes they were. Each locule (pulp) membrane is so thin, they pop with just the slightest bit of pressure. What comes out is the sweetest orange juice you’ll ever taste. Seriously. It’s as if you just opened a can of mandarin oranges and picked the segments out of the syrup. Yeah, they're that sweet.
Mr. Mari and I moved at the beginning of sumo season, which means we’ve got a few more weeks to enjoy this amazing fruit. I’d say our stay here is off to a VERY good start.