Christmas citrus fruit
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Macseasider
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From the web:
Clementines are the sweetest of the small orange citrus, and have a skin that peels fairly easily.
Tangerines gain their name from the north African exports of Citrus via the port of Tangiers. Tangerines are a form of mandarin orange and are the hardest of these three to peel but have a richer, sweeter flavour than the others.
Satsumas have an easy to peel skin due to a thick but loose albedo (the white layer under the orange skin) so the central segments can be freed readily from the peel.
Clementines are the sweetest of the small orange citrus, and have a skin that peels fairly easily.
Tangerines gain their name from the north African exports of Citrus via the port of Tangiers. Tangerines are a form of mandarin orange and are the hardest of these three to peel but have a richer, sweeter flavour than the others.
Satsumas have an easy to peel skin due to a thick but loose albedo (the white layer under the orange skin) so the central segments can be freed readily from the peel.
SEASIDE2020
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I'm no fruit expert and don't know the difference but give me whatever is the easiest to peel.
I do have another question for the AVFTT fruit experts though.
I like a nice juicy pear but they've got to be juicy, but my problem is that I don't know whether they will be juicy pears until I have bitten into them.
My mates wife told me to just make sure I buy conference pears but I find you can juicy and hard conference pears.
How can I tell I've got a nice juicy pear before biting into them and therefore before buying them ?
I do have another question for the AVFTT fruit experts though.
I like a nice juicy pear but they've got to be juicy, but my problem is that I don't know whether they will be juicy pears until I have bitten into them.
My mates wife told me to just make sure I buy conference pears but I find you can juicy and hard conference pears.
How can I tell I've got a nice juicy pear before biting into them and therefore before buying them ?
1966_and_all_that
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Always, when looking for a really juicy pair, make sure you stare at them with great concentration first. Then, give them a good squeeze to check for juiciness. Comice are the juiciest, I find.
Tangerine Tractor
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The names tangerine and clementine are generic and interchangeable. In fact the original Clementine variety was called an Algerian Tangerine. I've studied this quite intensively.
Like apples or potatoes, there are many different varieties, some more commonly available than others
Most varieties are hybrids of various fruits.
Nadorcotts, clemenules, tangos, novas all have different characteristics and are different depending where they are grown and when they are picked. They each have a short season so are available at different times of the year. Personally, I find the Spanish and South African grown fruit better than the South American or Australian ones.
But look at the labels, they always have the variety on, and if you find one you like, maybe try a different one next time.
Like apples or potatoes, there are many different varieties, some more commonly available than others
Most varieties are hybrids of various fruits.
Nadorcotts, clemenules, tangos, novas all have different characteristics and are different depending where they are grown and when they are picked. They each have a short season so are available at different times of the year. Personally, I find the Spanish and South African grown fruit better than the South American or Australian ones.
But look at the labels, they always have the variety on, and if you find one you like, maybe try a different one next time.
incredible_edibles
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So what is an easy peeler?!
Tangerine Tractor
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Marketing hype to make you think it's easier to peel. Generally a variety with thicker or looser skin will be easier to peel.
Tangerine Tractor
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Did a bit of a taste test in the office a couple of years ago. Small citrus are great if you're dieting - low in calories, full of vitamin c, give you a sweetness hit, and take a while to eat, so last longer.
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