Ugli Fruit (Tangelo)

Fruit Maven — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:41:51 +0000

If you cried when you found out Ugly Betty was canceled because she seems more like a kindred spirit than a caricature, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE 2.5 out of 5 stars

Extremely large, bumpy, green and yellow fruit with a knobby end and a squatty shape; warm, yellowish orange flesh.

AROMA 4 out of 5 stars

Soft tangerine fragrance; not acidic at all; slightly reminiscent of soap but not in a bad way.

TEXTURE 4 out of 5 stars

Very thick pith, but easy zipper peel once you can get the first bit off. Once you get to the flesh, the skin of each segment is a little thick, but the the inside is lusciously soft and juicy. Very few seeds!

TASTE 5 out of 5 stars

The first word that comes to mind is “soft”. It is a mellow, smooth tangerine style flavor with very little acidity. In a way, it reminds me of perfect and flavorful green grapes.

OVERALL 3.88 out of 5 stars

This is definitely the ugly duckling of the citrus world. Its soft, smooth texture is amazing and I want to suck the juice out of the segments bit by bit. The texture of the skin on the segments is unfortunate because honestly this might be my favorite snacking citrus ever. It is so extremely easy to eat. I just want to slurp, slurp, slurp it up.

FRUIT

Tangelo

VARIETY

Ugli

PEAK

Winter

ORIGIN

Jamaica

GROWN

Jamaica

PROVIDED BY

Specialty Produce

NOTES

This fruit is also marketed as Uniq Fruit. Yeah – and it has a nice personality too. Sure. Good try marketers.

RECIPES

Caribbean Pork Casserole
Emeril’s Ugli Fruit Mojito

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