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melonpan

melonpan

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its the middle of gyul season and last night we received a box of these. and we bought two boxes before we received the other one. they are coming out of our ears... but were not really complaining.

who doesnt like gyul? i personally wouldnt trust a man who doesnt like them....

<center><img src="http://www.rawbw.com/~coconut/eg/04/041116gyul.jpg"></center>

<center><img src="http://www.rawbw.com/~coconut/eg/04/041116gyul2.jpg"></center>

these were perfect! sometimes they have an off taste... these were perfectly sweet with just a little bit of tartness... stuck them in the fridge for a chilled treat...

i love wintertime.

"Bibimbap shappdy wappdy wap." - Jinmyo
Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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OK, I like them. The smaller the better. I also like canned mikan. Frozen ones too. Now you can trust me. :biggrin:

Besides, I like wintertime too. You know I live in the Snow Country. :wink:

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torakris

torakris

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I just bought my first mikan of the season 2 days ago! I have been holding off because I don't want everyone to get sick of eating them....

I also like the canned ones :blink: and we eat them all summer.

Frozen ones are great, but have you ever grilled them?

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

melonpan

melonpan

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made a gyul jam today... used up 8 gyul and 2 lemons from the fridge... made the set very firm and ended up with almost 200 ml. not really close to grilling, but they are still cooked!

<center><img src="http://www.rawbw.com/~coconut/eg/04/041116gyulJam3.jpg"></center>

can you do ishiyaki mikan? hehe...

seriously, though, the following two photos from the link hiroyuki provided look delicious! thank you for the link!

<center><a href="http://weekend.nikkei.co.jp/kiko/image/0118yakim1.jpg">yakimikan photo 1</a>

<a href="http://weekend.nikkei.co.jp/kiko/image/0111yakim1.jpg">yakimikan photo 2</a></center>

"Bibimbap shappdy wappdy wap." - Jinmyo
torakris

torakris

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melonpan,

that jam looks wonderful! I never thought about making a jam with mikan...

Hiroyuki,

what is the chinpi used in?

I haven't seen this before....

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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Hiroyuki,

what is the chinpi used in?

I haven't seen this before....

Chinpi (陳皮 Chen-Pi in Chinese) is one of the seven ingredients of shichimi tougarashi (七味唐辛子).

According to Eijiro on the Web, chinpi is called Citrus Unshiu Peel in English. (Is that true?)

Chinpi is also used in Chinese medicine (Kanpou) and Chinese cuisine.

http://www.tec-tsuji.com/recipe2002/chef/c...02/index-j.html

(Japanese only).

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torakris

torakris

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I have used dried mandarin peels in Chinese cooking, but I have never seen them used in Japanese dishes, forgot about shichimi though.

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

melonpan

melonpan

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newspaper chosun ilbo published an <a href="http://dicaevent.chosun.com/bbs/view.php?id=photo_kisa&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=855">article about mandarins from jejudo that have been forced into heart shapes</a>... the article is in korean, but there are some amazing photos! be sure to scroll down to the bottom... they do look kind of cute.

this reminds me of the <a href="http://www.theharrowgroup.com/articles/20020923/20020923_files/image002.jpg">cube watermelons</a> from japan.

"Bibimbap shappdy wappdy wap." - Jinmyo
robyn

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Can anyone elaborate on this custom associated with mandarins at Christmas time?

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/No...ngl/basnoel.htm

See number 2:

http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/marlene/StockingStuffers.htm

Are mandarins still popular for stocking stuffers?

I can't speak for Japanese customs - but all kinds of oranges and similar citrus fruits (like Clementines) are a traditional stocking stuffer for many families in the United States (including my husband's family). Perhaps the custom orginated at a time when oranges were relatively scarce - and a special treat. And - of course - the citrus harvest season in Florida begins a little before Christmas (depending on the citrus variety).

By the way - I'm enjoying this thread. I live in north Florida - and one of the neighborhoods here is called Mandarin - because there used to be lots of Mandarin orange groves there (Mandarin oranges are one of the few citrus fruits that can be grown in north Florida). I don't think I've ever seen a Mandarin orange in a supermarket here - but I will be on the lookout for them. Robyn

Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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Can anyone elaborate on this custom associated with mandarins at Christmas time?

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/No...ngl/basnoel.htm

See number 2:

http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/marlene/StockingStuffers.htm

Are mandarins still popular for stocking stuffers?

I can't speak for Japanese customs - but all kinds of oranges and similar citrus fruits (like Clementines) are a traditional stocking stuffer for many families in the United States (including my husband's family). Perhaps the custom orginated at a time when oranges were relatively scarce - and a special treat. And - of course - the citrus harvest season in Florida begins a little before Christmas (depending on the citrus variety).

By the way - I'm enjoying this thread. I live in north Florida - and one of the neighborhoods here is called Mandarin - because there used to be lots of Mandarin orange groves there (Mandarin oranges are one of the few citrus fruits that can be grown in north Florida). I don't think I've ever seen a Mandarin orange in a supermarket here - but I will be on the lookout for them. Robyn

Thanks! I enjoyed your reply. I thought that you called mandarins TV oranges in the United States. :biggrin:

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Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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newspaper chosun ilbo published an <a href="http://dicaevent.chosun.com/bbs/view.php?id=photo_kisa&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=855">article about mandarins from jejudo that have been forced into heart shapes</a>...  the article is in korean, but there are some amazing photos!  be sure to scroll down to the bottom...  they do look kind of cute.

this reminds me of the <a href="http://www.theharrowgroup.com/articles/20020923/20020923_files/image002.jpg">cube watermelons</a> from japan.

You failed to comment on two important items regarding those mandarins:

1. How much are they? And how much are the regular ones in Korea?

2. What are they used for?

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melonpan

melonpan

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You failed to comment on two important items regarding those mandarins:

1.  How much are they?  And how much are the regular ones in Korea?

2.  What are they used for?

okay, to answer your questions:

mr HAN dal-seon only just made the heart shaped mandarins public (24 nov 2004). he began developing them in 1999; 5 years and about usd$47000 later, he test produced 100 of these mandarins. as there are only these 100, they arent available for public consumption. there is no price yet but there is a guess about what they might cost in the future...

with projected production costs, mr han thinks he can sell one heart mandarin for 1000 won (usd$1, 100 yen). normally, mandarins go for 40-50 won each, which makes heart mandarins about 20-25 times more expensive than regular mandarins.

hiroyuki, you ask: who would buy and eat these expensive novelty mandarins? (your second question.)

during marketing trials, there was positive reaction from newlyweds and younger folks(*). mr han thinks they will probably be sold in jejudo tourist shops as well as online.

mr han is busy trying to make this a success: next year, he will have around a dozen other farmers help him grow more of these and hammer out the mass production cultivation techniques. in the meantime, he will also try to get the heart mandarins registered in 7 other mandarin producing countries (including japan, china, usa and spain).

(*) note: jejudo province, which is the southern most island of korea, is a honeymoon haven famed for its exoticness (it is subtropical). what is more romantic than going to jejudo and sharing a ($1) heart mandarin with your new love? not much more, im sure that mr han is hoping...

"Bibimbap shappdy wappdy wap." - Jinmyo
Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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Thank you for such a detailed account, melonpan. I'm glad that they have such a romantic use in Korea. The cube watermelon, on the other hand, has only ornamental purposes and is not as tasty as regular ones.

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melonpan

melonpan

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<center>yaki mikan, or

what the hell are you doing with those mandarins?!?</center>

<center><img src="http://www.rawbw.com/~coconut/eg/04/041126yakimikan.jpg"></center>

egullet sure has opened my eyes... :biggrin: and my stomach is grateful... :laugh:

<center><img src="http://www.rawbw.com/~coconut/eg/04/041126yakimikan2.jpg"></center>

you know when they are done because the juices start to come out from the ends a little... peelings a bit tricky since they are so HOT! the peel is extremely soft and fragrant. theres also a lot of steam that comes out from these little guys!

<center><img src="http://www.rawbw.com/~coconut/eg/04/041126yakimikan3.jpg"></center>

yaki mikan are a bit harder to eat. they are gushier and mushier, but they are still every bit as delicious a their colder brothers...

a sort of goofy fun way to eat them up! who would have thought of such a thing to do? :blink:

"Bibimbap shappdy wappdy wap." - Jinmyo
Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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Sorry, I didn't tell you that yaki mikan are believed to be effective against colds especially just when you have caught one. I don't know who started to grill mikan and when, but I guess that anyone would be tempted to do this if they had a hibachi and a lot of mikan at home in the winter. By hibachi, I mean the Japanese hibachi, used indoors, like these:

http://www.interq.or.jp/ox/atn/hibati.html

In the past, the hibachi had various uses such as boiling water in a kettle and grilling rice cakes.

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torakris

torakris

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do you think grilling them could make them sweeter? sort of like roasting tomatoes?

I have some mikan that aren't particularly flavorful....

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki

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do you think grilling them could make them sweeter? sort of like roasting tomatoes?

I have some mikan that aren't particularly flavorful....

Well, don't ask me. :biggrin: I think I had yaki mikan when I was a child, but I just can't remember what they tasted like. Some people claim that grilling them makes them sweeter.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/yakimikan/yakimikan/yakimikan.htm

http://www.e-recipe.org/regulars/219/021231_4.html

Why not try grilling your mikan and post your findings here? :raz::biggrin:

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torakris

torakris

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Why not try grilling your mikan and post your findings here? :raz:  :biggrin:

I wonder if I can "grill" them in a griddle pan...? :blink:

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

torakris

torakris

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You mean you don't have a yaki ami?

no.... :shock:

I guess I could run to the 100 yen store and buy one though....

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

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