Citrus sinensis?

Posted in Fruit on May 1st, 2007 by mei| | .

taiwanese_citrus_drink.jpgI wouldn’t call it OJ.

It’s called liuding （柳丁） in Mandarin which is different from liuchen （柳橙）which I consider “orange.” Liuding, like my fave sweet potatoes, comes out during the winters here although they are both available perennially. A Liuding does look like an orange but it has a skin that clings dearly to the pith and is hard to peel. Hence people usually eat the fruit cut into wedges, instead of peeling them, or they have them juiced. To me, freshly squeezed liuding juice is much better than the 每日C stuff that you can get in the supermarkets or 7-11s. It’s sweet and tangy like orange juice but at the same time, much lighter. Perhaps a cross between an orange and a lemon without the tartness.

You can usually find it sold in the local freshmarkets/nightmarkets or from the back of trucks randomly parked throughout Taipei and it is usually peddled in clear oblong bottles with red caps. (Yellow and red - quite striking I’d say.) It keeps fresh for about 2-3 days in the fridge but it’s always gone before then in mine :>

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  1. Emily said,

    on May 1st, 2007 at 6:10 pm

    hey, just wanted to say thanks for your blog…I found it recently and was delighted to find most of the restaurants you review are right in the Da-An area, so close to me. Fun reading! Thanks!

  2. mei said,

    on May 1st, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    Hey Emily! Glad you like the blog and I am also a Da-An dweller myself. Boo yah!

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