Entries Tagged as 'mandarin'

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Satsuma

January 22nd, 2010 · 9 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Mandarin Crab Apple

October 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Apple, Crab Apple

If you find yourself asking the mirror on the wall who’s the fairest of them all, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE
Looks like a perfect little bright red cherry, light brown flesh

AROMA
Sweet and spicy like cinnamon

TEXTURE
Somehow both firm and mushy

TASTE
Quite sour, with some bitterness

OVERALL
This [...]

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