Some of my friends,including myself,got confused of which one is orange or tangerine. Because as I know, the appearance of them are very similar,I think. So I simply want to confirm if I am correct. I found out some photos on the Internet.
[size=150]Tangerine[/size]:the following photo is tangerine
Tangerine: A generic name given to numerous small orange citrus fruits, more commonly known as mandarins. Satsumas are simply a different variety and clementines are a hybrid between the tangerine and the sweet orange.
Orange: The fruit of a tree of the genus citrus (Citrus Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, enclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe. There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a second orange embedded in the top of the fruit; the blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the horned orange, in which the carpels are partly separated…
But base on my personal experiences, tangerine is commonly ten in number and it is enclosed in a leathery rind. I mean the rind of tangerine is usually thicker than orange. Also,tangerine is easier to peel its rind than orange. Am I right?
Thanks for your help sincerely and happy lunar new year.
As I remember,you live in Japan,right? I wonder if you celebrate lunar new year as well? I mean I want to know if Japanese also celebrates lunar new year. And like you, you’re a foreigner,do you also celebrate it like a Japanese?
