Friday, January 14, 2011

When is orange not an orange?

I didn't know this before, but the citrus family has quite a bunch of cultivars that are native to Japan (and different than the sweet orange that is grown in America).  Lately, there are a lot of citrus fruits in the stores since it is the season for them - so I buy different ones to try.

First off, the popular mikan (satsuma) - a bit sweet (but not as sweet as the American orange) and with no seeds:


Next is a Iyokan which is slightly sour with a thicker skin:


Finally some Ponkan which is from the tangerine family but bigger:

Will keep you posted on other ones :P.

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