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Tangerine
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Tangerine is an English-market name for deeper-coloured, often zippy mandarins—sometimes seedy, richly aromatic, with a slightly tighter peel than clementines. In trade the word is loose; culinary expectation is vivid orange colour and bright sweet-tart flavour. Dancy is a classic tangerine type. Snack and juice for stronger mandarin character. Zest is excellent in spice cakes. Quality varies widely by unnamed retail fruit—smell before buying.
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History
English “tangerine” named fruit associated with Tangier trade routes.
US markets used tangerine for coloured mandarins like Dancy.
Tangerine remained a consumer synonym overlapping mandarin and easy-peeler categories.