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Picked/Ate my first Mandarinquat. Review.

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

I picked our first Mandarinquat yesterday. The single ripe fruit was already on the tree when we bought it last year. Honestly, I wasn't impressed with it very much at all, but to be fair, the fruit was left on the tree for WAY too long. It was dry & kind of puffy inside. Not a good specimen for a taste test. I just wasn't sure when to pick it, having never done so before, and left it on too long.

The amount of seeds inside was astonishing. Seeds were all through the fruit. There was not much juice at all.. It would have been hard to squeeze any juice out, had I tried. I sliced it in half and my dad and I each tried eating one. The rind was thick and pretty much tasteless. I expected the rind to be sweeter. We ended up tossing it in the woods instead of finishing it.

What juice flavor was inside was VERY pleasant tasting, just the right amount of sour & sweet flavor I like. I think a correctly ripened & picked fruit would be much better and juicer. I'm going to pick the fruit at the right time next time and see if they have more juice.

Here are some pics for those interested.

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jinnylea
7 years ago
What a lovely, little Mandarinquat. Glad to hear that you liked the flavor of the fruit, at least. I am sure in the future you will become better at judging when the fruit are at peak ripeness to pick. I know being a relative newby with citrus that it is just intimidating trying to pick your first fruit and guessing when it is at the perfect peak for ripeness and flavor. I was that way with my first Nagami Kumquats and Sudachi Mandarin fruit. I left my first Sudachi fruit on a bit long and it was not quite as juicy as it should have been. I admit, I also loved seeing the beautiful fruit hanging on the tree and I hated to pick them off! :D Lol..
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poncirusguy6b452xx
7 years ago
I am sorry to hear that the fruit was not good. Maybe next. They will be sour though.

6b Steve
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calamondindave
Original Author
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Thanks, jinnylea. Yes, I also admit that I enjoyed seeing the fruit too much which made me leave it on too long. This tree I have by the front door and enjoy seeing it every day.

Steve: I won't mind if they will be a little more sour. I'm one of those who like sour flavored orange. Calamondins ruined my taste for sweet oranges I guess.
poncirusguy6b452xx
7 years ago
Dave You will like these very much. They are to sour for me but I still like them some what.

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