For most citrus the pith has no flavor at all, definitely not bitter. Most people object to the texture and blandness/lack of flavor, which I can understand. I have a bunch of citrus trees in my yard, and learned to not mind the pith, mainly due to laziness (I eat a lot of oranges) - and it’s a good source of fiber.
I don’t get it
I think the idea is that the person would go through the tedious work of removing all the stringy bits from an orange on the other person’s behalf.
Looks like a tangerine. Still tedious, but much easier than an orange.
My pervert brain first saw it as a metaphor for shaving everything.
But for most people that would count as “tedious work” too, so the underlying message would be the same either way.
You’re not the only one with a pervy brain. I thought it was a metaphor for sex.
I thought someone was going to fuck the orange and was terribly confused.
That’s beautiful
Why would someone do that ?
because the stringy bits, like the rind, are bitter, which changes the flavour of the fruit.
For most citrus the pith has no flavor at all, definitely not bitter. Most people object to the texture and blandness/lack of flavor, which I can understand. I have a bunch of citrus trees in my yard, and learned to not mind the pith, mainly due to laziness (I eat a lot of oranges) - and it’s a good source of fiber.
You either don’t have kids, or they’re not horribly picky eaters like mine.
The stringy bits of an orange are tedious to remove. But if you ask my children, they’re also poisonous and taste like death.