![]() ![]() Hallabong is spherical, almost as round as an orange, but it has a characteristic bump on top. ![]() The Korean variety Hallabong, however, looks more coarse and uneven. Hallabong (한라봉) is supposedly the Korean name of the cultivar Shiranuhi (シラヌヒ 不知火) or Dekopon (デコポン), which was developed in Japan in 1972. The warm climate on Jeju Island does allow growing citrus trees outdoors, but in order to supply the market with fresh fruits for a longer period of the year, some farmers also specialize in greenhouse farming. When gyul are labeled as “ ha-useu gyul” (하우스귤), it means that the mandarins ( gyul 귤) have been cultivated inside a green house (ha-useu 하우스) instead of an outdoor farm. Nevertheless, this mandarin variety has been known in Korea for many centuries as indicated in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, in which a report from the year 1423 describes that Joseon received 1000 onju gyul along with other gifts from Japan.*** Despite the Japanese name, Satsumas’ origin is actually believed to be in China and it is named after its region Wenzhou (溫州). Gyul (귤), on the other hand, originates from the character 橘 for “tangerine / mandarin”.** The name gamgyul is a combination of both characters 柑橘.Ī popular variety in Korea is the onju gyul (온주귤 溫州橘), which is also known as Satsuma mandarin in the West and may be scientifically referred to as Citrus unshiu. ![]() During the season, which is almost all winter, they are one of the least expensive fruit in South Korea!īy the way, the syllable gam here has nothing to do with gam (감) as the Korean name for persimmons! It is simply the Korean pronunciation of the character 柑 which means “mandarin orange”.* The alternative name milgam (밀감) is based on the characters 蜜柑 and accordingly translates to “ honey mandarin” (or “sweet mandarin”). Probably best known are those mandarin oranges which are referred to as gyul (귤), gamgyul (감귤) or milgam (밀감). In addition to that, there’s a brief overview of those five popular varieties of mandarin oranges at the bottom of this post! □□□ ❕□❗️ Make sure you check out the videos, which show the process of peeling certain types of mandarin oranges, and you will quickly spot differences in shape, size, color, skin, texture and other characteristics! □ The videos are played at double speed! ⏩ Likewise, there are several varieties of mandarin oranges in Korea and they all have individual names: Gyul, Hallabong, Cheonhyehyang, Redeuhyang and Hwanggeumhyang are the most common ones! To bring some clarity into the diverse citrus fruits available in Korea, you can find individual descriptions of certain cultivars here. In fact, the taxonomy of citrus fruit is a much debated topic. The scientific name that is generally applied to mandarins is Citrus reticulata, but there are numerous varieties and hybrids, of which some have a separate species name. What are the differences between tangerines, mandarins, mandarin oranges and clementines? ❔□❓ Their names are often used interchangeably in English language, and on first sight, they are also easily confused… Botanically, however, they are different individuals from the family of citrus fruits! While mandarins (also “mandarines”) and mandarin oranges refer essentially to the same fruit, clementines and tangerines grow on other kinds of citrus trees! Still, clementines and tangerines can be considered as varieties of mandarin oranges. What is the difference between mandarins in Korea? How do you distinguish mandarin oranges? Oranges and Cheonhyehyang sold at a supermarket. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |