12/16/2023 0 Comments Tangerine orangeA Jamaican variety of tangelo, the ugli is naturally occurring hybrid before its large-scale cultivation beginning in the early 20 th century. December through February is the best times to consume this fruit. An incredibly juicy and flavorful variety, Minneola tangelos can be substituted for oranges or tangerines in any recipe, for a slightly sweeter result. The most popular and prolific variety of the tangelo is the Minneola, a cross between the Duncan grapefruit and Darcy tangerine. Alternatively known as Honeyballs, tangelos are seedless, easy to peel and have a thick skin similar that of oranges. With an unmistakable sweetness countered by a tart aftertaste (courteous of its grapefruit ancestor), tangelos are the size of a fist and topped by a characteristic knob. A deliciously sweet fruit most often mistaken for an unusually shaped orange, the tangelo is a bright red-orange hybrid of a tangerine and grapefruit. Whether sweet, sour or tangy, these hybrids are uniquely delicious and well worth a try. While the Pluot is a recent innovation from botanist Floyd Zaiger, hybrids like the ugli, are a natural melding of oranges, grapefruits and tangerines. In fact, all species of fruits and vegetables have undergone hybridization within their cultivation. The result of human or natural cross pollination-a swap of pollen from one fruit flower to another-hybridization occur between fruits (or vegetables) of the same species or genus. The juicy boysenberry is a hybrid (combination of raspberries, loganberries and black berries) as well as the common garden strawberry (a meeting of Virginia strawberry and the Chilean strawberry). Whether we realize it or not hybrid fruits are commonly found in grocery stores and farmer market across the country. But just like the rise of the Meyer lemon (a fellow hybrid) these fruits are poised to become the next can’t-live-without fruit favorites. All are hybrid fruits and most are fruits that consumers have rarely seen. Tangelo, Ugli, Rangpur Fruit, Pluot, and Yuzu. What’s a Tangelo? A Yuzu? Or a Pluot? The answer- a hybrid fruit that’s wonderfully delicious and worth a try.
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