Jaffa orange

Jaffa orange shop window display in Castle street, Bristol

The Jaffa orange, (also known as Shamouti orange), is a popular almost seedless orange variety with a tough skin that makes it particularly suitable for export.

Developed by Palestinian farmers in the mid-19th century, the variety takes its name from the city of Jaffa where it was first produced for export.Once Israel’s most famous export, hardly any Jaffa oranges are grown today, for reasons both political and agricultural.