I have mentioned this briefly before, but when I was a little girl Santa always brought a nice plump orange to fill the toe of my stocking. Since then, I have heard repeatedly that people receive a clementine and when I saw these Cuties at the store, I had to pick them up. Even though [...]
Entries Tagged as 'mandarin'
Clementine Cuties + the sweetest Christmas poem you’ll read this year
December 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Citrus, mandarin, orange
Tags:christmas·clementine·cutie·orange·winter
Shasta Tangerine
March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin
If you think getting through winter is like tromping through the Sahara Desert with no food or water, then this is the fruit for you!
It is March – just about the saddest month for fruit EVER. I am completely bored of citrus and the spring berries aren’t quite ready. By summer I will be swimming in [...]
10 Ways to Cook with a Tangerine
February 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Citrus, Maven, Tangerine, mandarin, orange, recipe, tangelo
I am seriously in love with tangerines. I know they are all actually mandarins, but for some reason using that word seems pretentious to me, somewhat akin to appositely using the word “apposite” in a sentence outside of language arts class. Anyway, I grew up calling them all tangerines and so it will be. As it [...]
Two-quat-tini
February 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Citrus, Lime, Tangerine, cocktail, mandarin, recipe
If you tend to use phrases like “liquid lunch” or “sandwich in a glass” to justify your binge drinking, then this is the post for you!
You might think that here at Chez Fruit Maven (oh yes – I will lamely use the word “chez” if I want to) it’s all about healthy living and eating. [...]
Page Tangerine (Mandarin)
January 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin
If you pile on the ridiculous, over-the-top, excessive, extraneous, magniloquent use of adjectives when you are excited about something, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Standard tangerine looks – orange skin, orange flesh, no seeds.
AROMA
Strong, lovely and sweet tangerine.
TEXTURE
Amazingly soft, running all over my shirt dripping with juice.
TASTE [...]
Satsuma
January 22nd, 2010 · 7 Comments · Citrus, mandarin, orange
If you are the kind of person always trying to get your latte foam to look like a heart or a monkey or whatever, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Squatty orange fruit with loose, slightly bumpy skin, bright orange flesh and no seeds.
AROMA
Sweet and fresh tangerine scent with the slightest [...]
Mandarinquat
January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Citrus, Kumquat, mandarin
If you avoid citrus because you hate peeling them and getting that yellow stain under your fingernails that makes you look like you have a fungus, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Lovely, oval shaped fruit with a nobby, tipped end. Bright, juicy, orange flesh with lots and lots of seeds.
AROMA
The [...]
Tags:Citrus·Kumquat·mandarinquat·winter
Rangpur Lime
January 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Citrus, Lemon, Lime, mandarin
If your favorite part of Scooby Doo was when the villain would be unmasked to be the kooky neighbor lady, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Looks identical to a tangerine – inside and out.
AROMA
Strong, floral and perfumy lime fragrance. Almost as complicated as the Kaffir lime.
TEXTURE
Juicy and luscious [...]
Kishu Mandarin
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin, orange
If you are interested in the latest toe nibbling pedicure treatment and wanted to try it yourself, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Extremely small, squatty, orange tangerine; a little bigger than a walnut; orange. mostly seedless flesh (I have found a single seed here and there).
AROMA
Strong, citrusy and acidic.
TEXTURE
It [...]
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