Identifying Kumquats

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  1. dafina

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    Hi - I would like to know more about the kumquat - I live in Alice Springs NT Australia and there has been some interest in using kumquats in cooking. I need to know whether the fruit is segmented like a mandarin. I think the one I have seen may be a ornamental mandarin if there is such a thing. Thanks
     
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    Hi dafina,
    My Meiwa kumquat is a round fruit and sweet when it ripe, the other Nagami kumqat is a longer oval fruit, it sweet @ the rind but the juice is very sour, I used to love it but now just thinking about it hurt my teeth. Hope this help. Maybe Millet or someone will explain more.
     
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