The fruit should be a bit soft and bounce back when gently squeezed. No matter which variety of tangerine or mandarin you choose, look for those with fragrant, uniformly-colored and blemish-free skin. Clementines are noticeably sweet, with almost no bitterness or sour flavors. This very sweet, juicy treat is often seen in mesh bags or wooden crates with brand names like Cuties, Sweeties or Halos. Recently we’ve seen advertisements for one of the most well-marketed type of mandarin, the clementine. These are the most delicate and easily bruised type of mandarin, but also considered the sweetest. Inside, there are about a dozen loose segments of juicy and typically seedless flesh. They are shaped like a slightly flattened sphere with an easy-to-peel, leathery skin. These are considered the oldest and first American tangerine, cultivated from trees imported from Tangier, Morocco.Īnother type are Satsumas, believed to have originated in Japan about 700 years ago. Dancy tangerines have a smooth rind and a sweet-tart flavor profile. The Dancy variety of mandarin orange has been in commercial propagation since the late 19th century and, like the Murcott, is named for the grower who introduced it. Also known as a honey tangerine, it is notable for its sweet, deep orange flesh and easy-to-peel skin.
Murcott is considered a tangor, a cross between a tangerine and a sweet orange. There are over 200 different kinds of mandarin oranges, created through years of hybridization, including the two in the Jeopardy clue.
#Difference between mandarin and tangerine skin
Tangerines are a type of mandarin orange with slightly mottled, pebbly skin and deep red-orange in color. They are smaller than a standard orange with sweet, juicy flesh and thinner, much looser skin than the thick-pithed orange. What’s the difference? To begin, mandarins are a type of orange. As it happens, if the contestant had given “mandarin” as an answer, it should have been deemed acceptable, because the two terms are often used interchangeably. Having eaten tangerines, but unfamiliar with the varietals, I was intrigued and found myself going down the proverbial rabbit hole in search of citrus fruit clarification. The correct response (posed in the form of a question) was, “What is tangerine?” Guest host, Ken Jennings read the $400 clue (in the form of an answer), “Varieties of this citrus fruit include Murcott and Dancy.”
This week’s column topic was inspired by an episode of Jeopardy.
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