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Old 11-26-2005, 04:51 PM   #1
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So I just got back from the grocery store, and hurray! the boxes of Mandarin oranges are out. But which ones are the "good ones" or are they all the same. I saw:

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So I ended up buying the Chinese ones cause they were the cheapest, but honestly is their any difference amoung them?
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Old 11-26-2005, 05:21 PM   #2
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I'm eating a Chinese one now.. It's better than the Japanese ones I had last week.
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Old 11-26-2005, 06:13 PM   #3
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MAake sure you open the box and check them first. I bought a box of mold last year.mmmmmmm mold.
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Old 11-26-2005, 06:29 PM   #4
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Are there such things as clementines in Alberta?

Everyone else in Canada tells me that what I grew up calling mandarins are actually clementines, and that mandarin oranges are something else.
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Old 11-26-2005, 06:33 PM   #5
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the clementine is a seedless mandarin.. so the box that is sitting on the fridge is kinda right..
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Chinese... I tried the Japanese one's in the blue box and they are terrible
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Are there such things as clementines in Alberta?

Everyone else in Canada tells me that what I grew up calling mandarins are actually clementines, and that mandarin oranges are something else.
I believe a Clementine is actually a Tangerine.
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Old 11-26-2005, 09:01 PM   #8
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I like oranges.
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Old 11-26-2005, 09:17 PM   #9
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I like Apples too.

Chinese are the best ones ive had
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Old 11-27-2005, 04:28 AM   #10
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Last time I was at safeway:
Japanese: 8.99
Chinese: 4.99
bought the Chinese
although they;ve gone off already (4-5 days after purchase)
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Old 11-27-2005, 08:11 AM   #11
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My brother in law is a produce manager. He told us a few years ago Chinese are much tastier, and cheaper to boot. I always find the Japs to have so many green ones in box.
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Old 11-27-2005, 12:00 PM   #12
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I believe a Clementine is actually a Tangerine.
Nope a clementine is a seedless mandarin.. See above..
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Old 11-27-2005, 02:32 PM   #13
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I like tambourines.
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Old 11-27-2005, 02:35 PM   #14
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Nope a clementine is a seedless mandarin.. See above..
Wait, so these mandarins I'm eating should have seeds? I feel totally ripped off right now! I'm totally returning half this orange... Like Kramer would do.
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Old 11-27-2005, 05:22 PM   #15
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More Controrvertial than a Dion Phaneuf season ending shoulder check on Jarkko Ruutu.
PLEASE!! Don't give yourself so much credit...
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Old 11-27-2005, 05:50 PM   #16
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I prefer the Japanese as i've never had a bad box, whereas the Chinese ones often don't last a week, even in the fridge before they go bad
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Well I know what I'm going to the kitchen to get......
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Old 11-28-2005, 06:02 AM   #18
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tangerine, clementine, satsuma are all varieties of mandarin oranges.
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I wish I could find some Mandarin Oranges. Seemingly impossible to find around here in Kentucky.
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tangerine, clementine, satsuma are all varieties of mandarin oranges.
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