![]() ![]() Like the Indio mandarinquat, which is a mandarin crossed with a kumquat.Tangerines and clementines are both hybrids of the small-sized mandarin. ![]() "There are! The mandarin has been hybridized with all kinds of citrus varieties to create new varieties. "I do! It sounds like there are lots more mandarin varieties out there to try!" And I know how much you love pomelos, too!" It is a Dancy tangerine crossed with a pomelo. "In Florida, they are called Honey Bells, because their shape. ![]() "Well, then you might like the Minneola Tangelo," Aaron suggested. I suppose because it reminds me of my childhood." I mused. I do love the flavor of the Dancy Tangerine. "Now that you mention it, tangerines do seem to have a deeper orange and are more oblate than the other mandarins. Clementines and Murcotts are generally sweet, seedless and easy to peel. ![]() "Those are either a variety of Clementine or Murcott, depending on the season. Who knew mandarins could be so interesting? "So what are the "Cutie" or "Halo" varieties, then?" I asked. Satsumas are best if you can grow them or find them locally. That does not lend well to being packed, stacked and shipped. "Well, the Japanese satsuma, although cold hardy, seedless, and easy to peel, also bruises easily. "Interesting! Why don't we ever see all these different mandarin varieties at the grocery store?" The sweet orange came from the mandarin and the pomelo." In fact, the original three citrus fruits are the mandarin, the citron and the pomelo. It is simply citrus that is small, orange, segmented and easy to peel. The term "mandarin", or Citrus Reticula, is a citrus category name. "Well, there are over 200 different varieties of mandarins, including tangerines, clementines and satsumas. "Really? Tell me more." My interest was piqued. "All tangerines are mandarins, but not all mandarins are tangerines" Aaron explained to me one day, after I called a bag of Cuties a "bag of tangerines". Just the smell of a freshly peeled tangerine takes me back to sitting by my mother's side, waiting impatiently for her to pass the segments out to us kids. I grew up in the Middle East, where tangerines, originally from Tangiers, Morocco, are a common and popular citrus variety. "There are no mandarin thieves, because you can smell them coming!"Īs a child, I referred to all small, orange, easy-to-peel citrus fruits as tangerines. All About Mandarins- Satsumas, Tangerines, Clementines and more. ![]()
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