What is the difference between a Clementine and a Satsuma?!
Then you've got your Clementines. These are similar to Tangerines, but they have been cross bred with another fruit called a Pomerans. This results in a seedless fruit. The big nightmare for people making Clementines is that it's very easy for them to get their seeds back. And all it takes is a few bees poking around to cross them with another fruit and ruin your entire crop.
And a Satsuma is basically another type of seedless mandarin, which is actually a cross between a tangerine and a mandarin orange. This was done by a guy called Philip Satsuma** using cuttings from a kumquat plant.
In fact there are millions of varieties, because they are relatively easy to cross with other things. The rangpur is a cross between a tangerine and a lemon for example. And to further complicate things different countries "market" these fruits under different names. So in America for example you might find satsumas and clementines both being called clementines. And in Japan the satsuma is most often called the Mikan.
But in Britian you're most likely to be eating a satsuma if somebody offers you something with no pips, and in the states you'd be most likely eating a clementine. But if you have pips in there in any country then it's probably a tangerine. But if you'd rather play it safe then just call them all mandarins and be done with it.
Answers: Tangerines are basically one of the pure varieties of Mandarin's. They're basically your bog standard. They usually have seeds in them too. The name comes from Tangier in Morocco where most of the fruit was at one point imported into Europe.
Then you've got your Clementines. These are similar to Tangerines, but they have been cross bred with another fruit called a Pomerans. This results in a seedless fruit. The big nightmare for people making Clementines is that it's very easy for them to get their seeds back. And all it takes is a few bees poking around to cross them with another fruit and ruin your entire crop.
And a Satsuma is basically another type of seedless mandarin, which is actually a cross between a tangerine and a mandarin orange. This was done by a guy called Philip Satsuma** using cuttings from a kumquat plant.
In fact there are millions of varieties, because they are relatively easy to cross with other things. The rangpur is a cross between a tangerine and a lemon for example. And to further complicate things different countries "market" these fruits under different names. So in America for example you might find satsumas and clementines both being called clementines. And in Japan the satsuma is most often called the Mikan.
But in Britian you're most likely to be eating a satsuma if somebody offers you something with no pips, and in the states you'd be most likely eating a clementine. But if you have pips in there in any country then it's probably a tangerine. But if you'd rather play it safe then just call them all mandarins and be done with it.
x. one has seeds or pips and the other one doesn't. x
i dont know but i was just wondering the same, and where to tangerines and mandarins fit in?
They do taste slightly different as well, believe it or not.
One has "pips" the other doesn't.!!!
The clementine is direct from the field, the satsuma gets rubbed up the growers jacksie to help preserve it.