Natsumikan

Citrus × aurantium

fruit

A large early-summer citrus, sour and slightly bitter, eaten fresh with a little sugar or as candied peel.

Origin

Japan (Yamaguchi)

Season (United States)

April to June

Preparation

Its bitter membranes are removed; to candy the peel, use an organic or untreated fruit.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

According to tradition, it all began with a seed washed up on a Yamaguchi beach in the 18th century.