ボンカン
English translation: Ponkan (Chinese Honey Orange)
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Ponkan (Chinese Honey Orange) Explanation: Ponkan Ponkan (Japanese: ポンカン) ('Chinese Honey Orange')– is a member of the tangerine family, but its fruits are the size of oranges. The fruit is round and around 7-8 cm wide in size. It was originally introduced to the United States by Robert Pittman, Sr., of Apopka, Florida, in the early 1900s. The fruit is very sweet. <snip> Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. The Ponkan mandarin orange is produced in Asia, known throughout the world as the thick ... In Taiwan the Ponkan has a 200 year history, originating with ... eng.coa.gov.tw/content.php?catid=9441 - Dalandan & Juicy Ponkan Mentos - Candy Blog The Juicy Ponkan flavor comes in an intense orange wrapper but the candy inside is a soft orange. Like the dalandan, the ponkan is a citrus but this one is ... www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/dalandan_juicy_ponkan_mento... ponkan This is the famous and highly reputed ponkan of South China and Formosa, the Batangas mandarin of the Philippines, and the Nagpur suntara or santra (various ... citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/ponkan.html - I would avoid calling it simply a "mandarin (orange)," which are regular みかん. They are much closer to tangerines or honey murcotts, but anyway, it seems you can just use 'ponkan'. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponkan |
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