A pantry shelf of jars, tins and bottles — orange

In the pantry · 77 uses

orange

Sweeter and rounder than lemon and lime, so it softens rather than sharpens. The peel carries more of what makes it taste like orange than the juice does, which is why so many drinks are finished with a twist.

dishes and drinks that need it

more where it is worth adding

87%

of those are under 30 min

Ingredient transformation map

What heat, time, and handling can turn orange into

This is not a recipe. It is a map of useful states for this citrus so the ingredient can become a component instead of waiting for one exact dish.

Handling orange

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What it is usually standing next to

Nothing dominates: the most common companion, soda, appears in only 29% of them, so this is an ingredient that gets around.

Counted off required ingredients across the whole library. A companion listed here is one these dishes are built from, not one we are recommending.

If you have twenty minutes

Quickest dish · 10 min

Fennel orange salad

Slice the fennel as thin as you can manage — thick fennel stays crunchy and aniseedy. The orange juice on the board is the dressing.

Quickest drink · 2 min

Garibaldi

Campari and orange juice, but the juice has to be fluffy — blended or hard-shaken, so it aerates. That texture is the entire drink.

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Three moves. Then cook.

Start with the meal, not the database.

How to get around