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Alex Badescu
Sep 261 min read

The many faces of Seville's bitter oranges



an abstract drawing over a pale orange background depicts a vision of marmalade jars in a tree and a secpnd vision of the chemical notatin of marmalade
When I came to Seville, I saw things through a marmalade lens

an image broken into two panels with the first panel depicting two white dogs over a green background playing fetch with an orange. In the bottom panel there are three images. The first is of an arm with a tattoo of an orange, the second shows magnets for sale with the image of an orange and the third depicts a duck swimming in water with an orange floating next to it
Bitter oranges are a symbol of the city, tightly woven into its fabric. They're everywhere from tattoos to fridge magnets.

Over a pink background a bottle of 'vino de naranja' is next to a spilt wine glass. In the spill there is an image of orange and palm trees.
For all their abundance, bitter oranges don't often appear in local food traditions. But their presence acts as a window to a rich past.