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jimdaniel...

May 29, 2009 05:57 AM

Why do Mandarin oranges only come in cans? Has anyone seen an actual Mandarin orange?

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May 29, 2009 06:09 AM | view on twitter

Canned mandarin segments are peeled to remove the white pith prior to canning; otherwise, they turn bitter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_orange#Processing

also the mandarin oranges has a lot of other names (one including tangerines)
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