Cocktail orange for breakfast. Also known as a mandelo, for “Mandarin + Pomelo”.

All citrus are actually hybrids of mandarin, pomelo, and citron (chart via Wikipedia).

I collected some links on the FoodWiki and learned about the UC Citrus Experiment Station.

#FoodWiki #citrus

@boris this is fascinating. Ever since I was a small child, I always wondered about the relationships between citrus fruits. I never would have guessed that, given the prevalence of oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes, that mandarins, pomelos and citrons were the ancient species! Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

@velocykel I saw it in passing the other day and then saw the cocktail grapefruit in the store, so had to buy it and write about it!

@velocykel I mentioned it in the link “Lots of seeds. Grapefruit-like with a bit more sweetness.”