Picked up a case of clementines today. Haven’t had them in forever, got home, peeled one up and dug in.
TWENTY TWO seeds later, I was beginning to think I’d lost my mind. I was fairly certain that they were seedless or near seedless, but maybe I was wrong?
Pulled out my trusty Food Lover’s Companion. Clementines – see Mandarin Orange. Looked that up and found, “Dancy Oranges are similar in size and color (and equally rich flavored) to clementines, but have a plentitude of seeds.
So, it would seem I have a case of Dancy Oranges, marked as Clementines by the grower – a Muroc Star out of Morocco. I will be contacting the market to let them know they have been hoodwinked…