Tangerine facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tangerine |
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C. reticulata
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| Citrus reticulata Blanco
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A tangerine is citrus fruit related to the mandarin orange. Tangerines are smaller and easier to peel than common oranges. The taste is considered less sour, but sweeter and stronger, than that of an orange.
Very often, tangerines are simply peeled and eaten by hand, but they are sometimes also used as an ingredient of salads. In Sichuan cuisine, the dried peel of tangerines is used as an ingredient.
Clementines are sometimes considered as alternatives to tangerines.
Images for kids
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A tangerine
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A botanical illustration of a Manurco tangerine, painted by Royal Charles Steadman in January, 1926.
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Tangerine or Narangi fruit during winters in Delhi
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Narangi tree in Mohali
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Narangi fruit
See also
In Spanish: Citrus × tangerina para niños
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