Comments on: Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan

By: connie

connie — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:58:55 +0000

this fruit is so good! i could eat one every day. i wonder if theres a blue, or red tangering

By: Goncalo

Goncalo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:20:35 +0000

I love this fruit. And is not only on Japan that it grows. My grandmother has a green tangerine tree on her backyard, here in Portugal. Now is the time that they are more tasty. A single tree is enough for a big familiy (8-10 persons) for about 1-2 months, depending on how much fruits you eat Simply delicious.

By: Charlie Sommers

Charlie Sommers — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:13:45 +0000

I was in Japan many years ago and loved mikan. I don’t remember having seen them sold green then. Pity!!

By: | Chew On That

| Chew On That — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:56:34 +0000

[...] cutting into this exotic Japanese Aokiman fruit, you might think it’s a lime because of it’s green skin. The orange inside definitely [...]

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:10:42 +0000

Fruit and veggies are becoming more and more interesting. First it was green peas in purple pods, and now this tangerine with green skin!

By: Debby

Debby — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:23:45 +0000

It’s gorgeous! And “green tangerine” just sounds like it should be a song.

By: Paku Paku

Paku Paku — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:33:32 +0000

Hello Marc, spending Oshogatsu in Japan sounds very nice! Yes, staying at Ryokan is very nice and relaxing. Actually it is my ideal way of spending Shogats. If you want to stay at a good ryokan, I think you’d better make reservation soon. I used to work at a good ryokan in Gion, and I know that shogatsu customers always make reservation for the next year, when they leave. If you stay somewhere else and want to enjoy Osechi, you can buy them from department stores on new year’s eve ,or you can order online beforehand and get is delivered to your accommodation. Many stores will be closed on New Year’s day, but will open on the next day. People visit shrine and pray for the year on New Years day, at midnight. If you do so, your year will be wonderful, too!

By: P-T

P-T — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:56:37 +0000

I used to have lots of green tangerines in Malaysia when I was little but in recent years they’re not as readily found. Pity really, my family and I really loved them, ate them everyday almost.

By: Boaz

Boaz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:20:46 +0000

I have never seen green tangerines in the US (at least not in San Diego).
However, in Israel they are quite abundant now. Every fruit stand sells the green tangerines (and while they are not very sweet, they are also not sour, and are very tasty). Green oranges can also be found.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:41:39 +0000

Okay, I really must have these. I’m in the NYC area. Surely there must be some way to get them here.

I’ve sent a note to a friend in Tokyo in the hope he’ll take pity and express me a couple.

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:52:36 +0000

Thanks for all the nice comments:-) Aomikan have an amazing kaori, one of my favourite. Sadly I’ve never seen them sold in the US (at least not around San Francisco or New York)…

L and I are going to be in Tokyo for a few days over Oshogatsu. Any suggestions on things we must do? We’ve thought about shacking up in a Ryokan in Hakone (we stayed at Hakone Ginyu a few years ago and loved it) as well as hopping on the Nozomi down to Kyoto (I’ve only been there once and L has never been)… I’m guessing a lot of stuff is closed around then for the holidays? Also is it totally crazy to expect any restaurants to be open on the 1st serving osechi ryori?