What is Tangerine?
{{Taxobox | name = Tangerine | image = Mandarina.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = A tangerine fruit | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Sapindales]] | familia = [[Rutaceae]] | genus = ''[[Citrus]]'' | species = '''''C. reticulata''''' | binomial = ''Citrus reticulata'' | binomial_authority = Blanco }} A '''tangerine''' is [[citrus]] [[fruit]] related to the [[mandarin orange]]. Tangerines are smaller and easier to peel than common [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]]. The [[taste]] is considered less [[sour]], but sweeter and stronger, than that of an orange.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pittmandavis.com/blog/why-are-tangerines-so-tangy/|title=Why Are Tangerines So Tangy? – Pittman & Davis Blog|publisher=}}</ref> Very often, tangerines are simply peeled and eaten by hand, but they are sometimes also used as an ingredient of [[salad]]s. In [[Sichuan cuisine]], the dried peel of tangerines is used as an ingredient. [[Clementine]]s are sometimes considered as alternatives to tangerines. ==References== {{reflist}} {{fruits}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Citrus]] {{Biology-stub}}