When you look at a minneola, also called tangelo, it is reminiscent of a large mandarin and a small orange. I had heard of the name, but for two years ago, I just started to discover them. At first I had a little laugh when I first saw them with that bulge at the ends. They sit there, because the stem has hung on that. Peeling the skin was as easy as a mandarin, where peeling a hand orange is always a lot trickier and stiffer. The taste is nice and fresh, slightly sour and a bit sweet and reminds me of a mandarin and a hint of orange. Still, it looks more like a mandarin, I think. The only difference with the mandarin is that the minneola contains even more juice. Conclusion: I like the minneola better than a mandarin and as good as a hand orange.

The minneola is not a cross between a mandarin and an orange, but a cross between a mandarin and a grapefruit. The name Tangelo is a combination of tangarine, which means a small mandarin and a pomelo, a grapefruit. Funny, because I don't recognize the taste and structure at all in a grapefruit, but still it's. The minneola belongs to the citrus. You reap these fruits in January and February. We can consume them almost all year. 3500 years ago, the Arabs brought this fruit to Europe. The minneola is named after the town of Minneola in Florida.

Useful and important facts about the Minneola

• They must be stored at a temperature of 12 degrees. So they can just lie on the fruit platter and also easily next to other types of fruit. It matures faster next to bananas.
• Only in the summer months is it better to store them in the refrigerator. In the fridge, it's better not to put next to the bananas.