On May 25, 12:00*pm, projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
> On May 25, 12:57*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
>
> > Actually it was a cross between an orange and a tangerine! I can't
> > remember what the guy at my local farmer's market called it, but I
> > bought two of them at his recommendation, and YUM!! I'm gonna buy only
> > these from now on if I can! Very minimal seeds and rich tangeriney
> > flavor!! :-)
>
> Was it a tangelo? *I like those cara-cara oranges, with the pink
> inside.

Tangelos are believed to have originated ins Southeast Asia some 3,000
years ago. They are a lovely hybrid of the tangerine (also known as
the mandarin orange) and the grapefruit (closely related to the
pomelo).