Oranges are larger and more spherical than mandarins, with a more bitter taste (despite the name ‘sweet orange’) and tougher skin that is difficult to peel. The term ‘orange’ specifically refers to the Sweet Orange, a group of citrus fruits that includes the blood orange and the navel orange. Tangerine hybrids are also popular, including the tangelo, a tangerine-pomelo hybrid, and the tangor, a tangerine-orange hybrid also known as the Temple Orange or the Royal Orange. There are various different types of tangerine, including the iconic Dancy tangerine, commonly known as the Christmas Orange, which comes into peak season in December, and was often included in children’s Christmas stockings as a seasonal treat. It is in season a little earlier than the clementine, and can usually be found in stores from October to April. It is now widely grown in the USA, preferring the warmer climates of states like California, Arizona, Texas, and particularly Florida. The fruit was transported to Europe and the USA via the port of Tangiers, in Morocco, which is where it gets its name. It originated in East Asia, and has been cultivated in China and Japan for over 3,000 years. The tangerine is a much older variety of mandarin.
In the United States, they are often referred to as ‘mandarins’, and while this is technically true, they are only one of several different varieties of mandarin.
They have a distinctive, pebbly skin and flatter shape. However, they are still smaller, sweeter and easier to peel than most oranges. Tangerines are a slightly bigger variety of mandarin, with a flavour that is tart compared to a clementine.
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