They’re the second largest cultivated group of citrus fruit after sweet oranges, which include larger sized varieties like navel and blood oranges. Tangerines and clementines are both hybrids of the small-sized mandarin. Clementines are more closely related to mandarins, also known as tangerines, which are known “to be relatively small and flat, with a reddish, easily peeled rind”. Clementine and oranges are actually two different varieties of citrus fruits. The reason for these difference between oranges and clementines is simple. Clementines are less acidic than oranges, as well. Yes, clementines are smaller than oranges, but they’re also sweeter with a thinner skin that’s generally easier to peel. But the difference between clementines and oranges is more significant than size and adorableness.
I had been privy to candied clementines working in a gourmet deli (twenty odd years ago), but that was it!Ĭlementines are, in a word, cute, and upon first glance, you might think that clementines are just tiny oranges. So it was here, this movie, that inspired me to learn more about (a) clementines and (b) how to bake a ‘ clementine cake’ – the one Walter Mitty loves each year for his birthday! Isn’t it amazing how a movie can do that – influence, inspire, motivate, educate! I knew clementine was a fruit, however, I was unaware of its family of origin. Shirley Maclaine plays Walter’s mum in the movie, who bakes a killer clementine cake! This cake is featured in snippets throughout, but is more memorably know for it’s bartering powers with Warlords in Afghanistan!! You need to watch this movie! An inspiring movie about finding the courage to leap into the extraordinary adventure that is life and celebrates the delightfulness of ‘clementine cake’!!
Torta di clementine clementine cake ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ – what a fabulous movie that is! One of my favourites, staring Ben Stiller as Walter Mitty.
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