Since the other thread where were were discussing these wonderful fruits got locked, I say we continue the conversation here.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I think Rotar Mode's thread was up first.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Nope, I had a good two minutes on him.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Ahh, I see.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
But hey, nothing wrong with two threads! Clementines are just that good. I'm eating one right now.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Me too.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
Mmmmmm...... clementines! They are delicious. I wish I had some right now.
Posted by Rotar Mode (Member # 9898) on :
quote:Originally posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick: Me too.
Interestingly enough, me too.
Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
Good eatin', clementines.
But I'm not eating one right now.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
I've never had a clementine. Never heard of them either. Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
Oh my darling Oh my darling Oh my darling clementine You were lost and gone forever Oh my darling clementine.
That's how clementines came to be.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Ah, ok. I may have seen them at the grocery store and just didn't know that's what they were called.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Next time you see 'em, buy some. They're wonderful.
Yum! *munches*
Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
Do you really munch a clementine?
I guess you would if you were eating the skin.
I would say it's more of a slurp.
Posted by Rotar Mode (Member # 9898) on :
I peel the white skin (*doesn't know what it's called*) off and just eat the pulpy goodness.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Homestarrunner: Do you really munch a clementine?
I guess you would if you were eating the skin.
I would say it's more of a slurp.
Yeah, but that's not a very lady-like sound.
*munches*
quote:Originally posted by Rotar Mode: I peel the white skin (*doesn't know what it's called*) off and just eat the pulpy goodness.
The membranes?
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
Heresy! Grapefruits are by far the best citrus fruit.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Grapefruit are yummy. But a fresh mandarin (be it a clementine or a tangerine) is even better.
Posted by Rotar Mode (Member # 9898) on :
Thank you rivka. I slurp all the time, not being concerned with ladylikeness.
Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka:
quote:Originally posted by Homestarrunner: Do you really munch a clementine?
I guess you would if you were eating the skin.
I would say it's more of a slurp.
Yeah, but that's not a very lady-like sound.
*munches*
quote:Originally posted by Rotar Mode: I peel the white skin (*doesn't know what it's called*) off and just eat the pulpy goodness.
The membranes?
rivka, you membrane muncher.
INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!!!!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
So, clementines are a type of mandarin orange? Are they the really really small one-bite type of mandarins? That's what we're slurpin' on over here.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Yes.
No.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Thanks for the clarification. I suspect, then, that I've probably never had a clementine. Or a honey tangelo whatever the heck that was called.
But at least we get mandarin oranges here, albeit very very small ones (1-2" in diameter), and they are seedless and very very good. Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
You can fit a whole one in your mouth. Barely.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shigosei: You can fit a whole one in your mouth. Barely.
Must...resist...making....crude sexual joke...
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
My mom has a tangelo tree in the back yard. They're delicious, but quite acidic.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
From CT's link in the other thread, I had carotenemia when I was a baby. The ONLY vegetable I would eat was carrots, and my mom didn't know there was any such thing as carotenemia. She likes to tell the story of turning me orange and then calling the doctor in a panic.
"I turned my baby ORANGE!!"
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka: Grapefruit are yummy. But a fresh mandarin (be it a clementine or a tangerine) is even better.
Totet Onkel Dittmayer, Die Toten Hosen - the only song about orange juice worth mentioning
Apologies for lack of umlauts - pesky keyboard.
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Emma Peel - the sexiest vaguely-satsuma-related-knd-of-super-hero worth mentioning
Apologies for lack of keyboards - pesky umlauts.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Oh, I'm so glad that the clementine discussion is continuing! Since the other thread was deleted, I'll repeat: if you're in the U.S. and you think you've never seen them, they are sold in little crates in the produce departments this time of year.
At least in the mid-Atlantic & Southeast U.S., but sounds like others around the country were saying the same thing.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Oh, and another cool thing about clementines: people all along the political spectrum seem to enjoy them equally. Yes, morally bankrupt conservatives who wish nothing more than to bash their opponents into submission have been found peeling into the juicy treats right alongside their political opposites, the pure and noble liberals.
Clementines: the peaceful fruit.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Pineapples are bellicose.
Discuss.
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
They're almost candy.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Pineapples are bellicose.
Discuss.
Are not!!! Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :
quid, I bet you had a clementine growing up in Canada. They were the little oranges in the box that were wrapped in green paper.
It's not the holidays to me without 'em!
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Dried pineapple actually is candy.
Delicious, yummy, marvelous candy.
Particularly when blended with shredded coconut and pistachio meats to make a trail mix.
Mmmmmmmm.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I like florida navel oranges and wished they were available all the time. I want someone to send me a large one every week.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Megan: Particularly when blended with shredded coconut and pistachio meats to make a trail mix.
Mmmmmmmm.
Seconded!
Posted by krynn (Member # 524) on :
clementines are possibly one of God's greatest gifts to man. next to cereal. they are sweet. often seedless. they are very, very easy to peel. and i can buy them by the boxload! one of few really great things about the colder months for sure.
Posted by TheGrimace (Member # 9178) on :
While I certainly love clementines as much as the next man/woman (and am very happy my brother has a tree and gives me lots of his) I also suggest to anyone in the mood for something a little more exotic in the citrus family: Pomelo
they are very interesting, and quite tasty Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Eh, not so different from their close cousin the grapefruit. Not bad -- but I'll stick with my Ruby Reds.
Posted by TheGrimace (Member # 9178) on :
well, different enough to be worth checking out (at least in my estimation, as someone who doesn't like grapefruit, but does like Pomelos) Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Fair enough. The wonderful thing about the variety of citrus available is that there is something for everybody. Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Megan, that's exactly what happened to me when I was a baby! Complete with the "I turned my baby ORANGE" freak-out, I think.
If I'm not supposed to have too much grapefruit due to possible medication interactions, can I have a pomelo, or is that out too?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
They're closely related, but I don't know if pomelos have the specific components that make grapefruit a problem. Maybe BtL knows . . .
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Pineapples are bellicose.
Discuss.
bellicose: Inclined to war or fighting; warlike.
Its a little known fact that Pineapples have actually started all the conflicts of the past century.
You probably learned in school that WW I started when serbian nationalist assinated the heir to the Austrian throne. Utter rubish. The Archduke Ferdinand actually attacked serbia with a regiment of pineapples. Russia and France recognized the threat posed by pineapple based warfare and attacked Austria. German recognized the potential political and military advantages of pineapple technology and joined the Austrian side.
The Lucitania wasn't carrying cheese as the US papers reported, it was loaded with Pineapples.
Hitler invaded Poland with battalions of Pineapples.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was an effort to sieze control of strategic Pineapple resources.
Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to wipe out Vietnam's pineapple production capacity.
The official government line is the that the 911 terrorists were Muslims armed with plastic knives. Only the most naive and gullible people accept that explanation. In truth, the twin towers were brought down by heavily armed Pineapples.
If you don't believe me, try carry a pineapple with you next time you go through airport security.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Well, that definitely won't fly entering or leaving Hawaii. They're so protective of their produce, they won't let you out with fresh fruit at all, let alone their precious pineapples.
If only pineapples were as easy to eat as satsumas.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
Sabras are the best fruit in the world. Better than clementines (though clementines are also really good).
Posted by TheGrimace (Member # 9178) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Pineapples are bellicose.
Discuss.
/geek In early middle-school D&D experience my first level wizard was killed by a pineapple laden trap. QED
Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
I would like to try a durian. I've heard that's quite an experience.
Has anyone ever had a fresh durian?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Yes.
>_<
Actually, there are pictures from when a group of us tried one. None are of me, so I shall refrain from linking them.
Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
Could you get past the smell, or was it too much? Did the taste make up for it?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
The taste was worse than the smell. At least, the aftertaste.
Think spoiled custard. Rotten, spoiled custard.
Posted by Homestarrunner (Member # 5090) on :
Hmmm.
I've actually done quite a bit of research on the durian, but I've never gotten to taste one. I've heard it described many ways, but your description fits with the general theme.
I guess it has to be an acquired taste. Many people in Southeast Asia actually like the smell of the durian and regard it as almost a spiritual experience to eat one.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Setsumas are teh awesome.
We get them in our Christmas stockings each year; they are arguably the best part.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Originally posted by sweetbaboo: quid, I bet you had a clementine growing up in Canada. They were the little oranges in the box that were wrapped in green paper.
It's not the holidays to me without 'em!
Oh, really? I didn't know that! I mean, mandarins, yes, but I didn't know those were clementines. Cool.
My father in law likes durian, but my mother in law hates them and won't allow them in the house. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Clementines are actually a variety of tangerine (mandarin.) You probably did have Clementines if you had tangerines because they are, ime, the most readily available outside citrus-growing areas.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Personally, Satsumas are my favorite variety, and what we use in our stockings.)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Clementines are a type of mandarins. So are tangerines (actually, several types).
*points up to the post with the linkies*
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Ok, I just got a bunch of clementines from Food 4 Less. I went grocery shopping for some stuff to keep me going during finals (I can't sleep or I'll fail; so I need stuff that gives me the energy that 2 hrs of sleep per day isn't providing me with, at least until Saturday).
*Fight V!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
And are they good?
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
I'm halfway done with the sack of 30. Does that answer your question? My mouth is tingling already with all the citrusy flavor in it, but at least I don't feel sleepy anymore.
*clementine energy power-up!* Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Satsuma shuld be the name of a country.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
It's the name of a city in Alabama....maybe they should claim their independence?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion: I'm halfway done with the sack of 30. Does that answer your question?
Wow!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
So I'm resurrecting an old but entertaining thread. Was it really that long ago? Seriously? I thought maybe a half year, not a year and half. Holy moly time flies!
So we were brought three citrus fruities today. They're smaller than a key lime, and instead of turning green to yellow like a key lime does, this one turns green to orange. It has orange, soft juicy insides, and not sweet but not as sour as a key lime.
What is it?
Its local name is, apparently, narang, which translates, as far as I can tell, to tangerine, but I don't think I've seen any tangerines this small or sour before.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I would say kumquat.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Kumquat? Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Apparently the ones we have around here are Meiwa kumquats. The pulp is very sour but the skin is thin and sweet and you eat them with the skin on, then spit out the tough center part of the pulp and seeds.
Yummy.
They often grow right next to loquat trees around here, which makes for an interesting contrast in taste and texture if they fruit at the same time. (Our loquats are yellowy-green instead of orange like the ones pictured when ripe, though.)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Also, candied kumquat skin, same as candied orange peel but made with kumquat skin, is super super yummy.)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Despite the names, kumquats and loquats are not related. They're both pretty tasty though.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Indeed. (I hope I didn't imply they were. Just that because they have complimentary "looks," in my area they tend to have been planted as ornamentals in the same yards.)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
You didn't. But confusion is common, so I thought I'd point it out.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I'm not sure, but I also realized that I didn't provide an adequate description.
The fruit we had yesterday was mostly green with a bit of orange near the stem area, and it was fully ripe. It's definitely the same shape as a key lime, but smaller. The soft insides turn to a pulp immediately with no resistance.
So I don't really know. Does that help at all?
It's not like this is important other than for my own curiosity, so if this doesn't get resolved, it's not a big deal. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Limequat? Who knows...
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
It didn't look like one to me, but honestly, what the *heck* do I know about citrus fruits in general?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
*giggles* I don't know why that strikes me as so funny...
Maybe you can find a list of all known citrus fruits, with pictures, somewhere?
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I found one that listed the most common citrus fruits, but those were most common to Americans, given that it was an American site. Thing is, we have fruit here that isn't common to Americans, so what good does that do me?
Yeah, I'll keep looking. And next time she brings those fruits with her, I'll take pictures, complete with a ruler and everything. Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Calamondin? From wiki: "The fruit of the calamondin resembles a small, round lime, usually 25-35mm in diameter, but sometimes up to 45mm. It has the inviting odor of a tangerine with a very thin green or orange colored peel."
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Fahim says no, but thanks anyway, dkw. He's pretty bent on it being a variety of tangerine, so I guess that's what I'll go with for now.
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Thanks for the clarification. I suspect, then, that I've probably never had a clementine. Or a honey tangelo whatever the heck that was called.