The market · Fruit · Southern Europe

Clementines

A small, easy-peeling, nearly seedless mandarin — the smell of Christmas in much of Europe.

sweet · citrusy · fragrant
Clementines

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangClementine would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilClementine would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaClementine would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayClementine would cut through its richness

Goes with

almonddark chocolateclovecinnamon

Knowing it

Where to buy
Heavy for their size. Leaves still on means recently picked.
A little history
Said to be named after Father Clément, a monk in Algeria, who found it around 1900.

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