UMary Allen
I-tangerine yisithelo esisawolintshi esiyindilinga. Njengewolintshi, ulamula, ne-grapefruit, ungowomndeni wamawolintshi. Isithelo simila ezihlahleni ze-tangerine. Lezi zihlahla azinde kakhulu. Zithela amaqabunga aluhlaza unyaka wonke futhi zikhula kahle ezindaweni ezifudumele.
I-tangerine ekuqaleni ivela eChina. Kubantu baseYurophu abavakashela eChina emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka adlule, isiMandarin sasiyisikhulu soMbusi waseShayina. Ngemva kwalezi zikhulu, lesi sithelo sagcina sethiwe eYurophu.
Manje ungathola futhi ama-hybrids ama-tangerines namawolintshi. Laba babe sebebizwa ngokuthi ama-clementines. Banesikhumba esishubile, i-hump encane, nembewu encane. Lapho i-clementine ivela eJapane, ibizwa ngokuthi i-satsuma.
Njengezithelo eziningi ezisawolintshi, ama-mandarin avela emazweni aseningizimu yeYurophu eMedithera. Lapho zivunwa ekwindla. Banambitha ubumnandi kunolamula. Ikhasi le-tangerine lingasuswa kalula. Ngaphakathi, isithelo siqukethe izingcezu ezincane okulula ukuzihlukanisa futhi zidle ngazodwana.
AmaMandarin athandwa kakhulu phakathi nenkathi ye-Advent. Cishe mhla ziyisi-6 kuZibandlela, uSanta Claus naye unikeza ama-tangerine njengezipho, kanye namantongomane nesinkwa sejinja.