It is impossible to imagine the New Year holidays without bright and fragrant tangerines. To enjoy juicy and sweet fruits, you need to know a few secrets of their choice.
It turns out that tangerines have become a symbol of the New Year for a reason. This happened back in the Soviet Union, when the shortage of foreign fruits was especially acute in winter. Since tangerines were ripening in time for the New Year in Abkhazia, Soviet citizens were waiting for them on the counters to make supplies for the festive table. Now, when the abundance of fruits does not dry out even in cold weather, tangerines are still New Year's favorites. True, there are many more varieties on the shelves, so it is important to learn how to choose the most delicious fruits.
Tangerines grown in sunny Spain are quite large in size and bright thick skin. But, despite the thickness, it is easily peeled off. Spanish mandarins have a juicy pulp and a sweet taste. The only drawback is the presence of bones. But there are varieties without this drawback, so you need to clarify this fact with the sellers. Spanish tangerines are one of the most delicious and expensive, so you can find them only in large stores.
It is the Chinese tangerines that are almost always sold with twigs and leaves. Usually these fruits are not very large and not very bright, often with a greenish tint. Chinese tangerines have good taste, they are sweet and sour, juicy and easy to peel. For the price, Chinese mandarins are one of the most budgetary ones.
Tangerines from Turkey come in a variety of colors and can be yellow or orange. The brightest fruits are usually the sweetest. There are very few seeds in these fruits, which is an undoubted advantage. But the disadvantages of Turkish tangerines include poorly peeled peel.
Among the varieties of mandarins from Morocco, it is almost impossible to find sour fruits. Also, these tangerines rarely have seeds. Mandarins from Morocco have a very bright orange color and a small characteristic dent in the middle, so they are easy to distinguish from others. They also have a thin skin that can be easily peeled off.
These tangerines do not look as presentable as the rest, but they are rightfully considered the most useful and environmentally friendly. They are not lubricated with wax, so their skin does not shine. The color of the fruit is not bright, with green blotches, like the Chinese varieties. The pulp is sweet and sour, juicy, and there are practically no seeds. The peel is quite thin, so the tangerines from Abkhazia are easy to peel.
