Mandarin oranges/Clementines
<p>Lye is used to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)" title="Curing (food preservation)" >cure</a> many types of food, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk" title="Lutefisk" >lutefisk</a>, green<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olives" title="Olives" class="mw-redirect" >olives</a>, canned <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_oranges" title="Mandarin oranges" class="mw-redirect" >mandarin oranges</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominy" title="Hominy" >hominy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye_roll" title="Lye roll" >lye rolls</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg" title="Century egg" >century eggs</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretzels" title="Pretzels" class="mw-redirect" >pretzels</a>. </p>
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The <b>Mandarin orange</b>, also known as the <b>mandarin</b> or<b>mandarine</b> (both lower-case), is a small <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus" title="Citrus" >citrus</a> tree (<i>Citrus reticulata</i>) with fruit resembling other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fruit)" title="Orange (fruit)" >oranges</a>. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish-orange mandarin cultivars can be marketed as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine" title="Tangerine" >tangerines</a>, but this is not a<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical" title="Botanical" class="mw-redirect" >botanical</a> classification.
The tree is more drought-tolerant than the fruit. The mandarin is tender, and is damaged easily by cold. It can be grown in tropical and subtropical areas.</p>
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In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine" title="Traditional Chinese medicine" >traditional Chinese medicine</a>, the dried peel of the fruit is used in the regulation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%27i" title="Ch'i" class="mw-redirect" >ch'i</a>, and also used to treat <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_distension" title="Abdominal distension" >abdominal distension</a>, to enhance <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion" title="Digestion" >digestion</a>, and to reduce <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegm" title="Phlegm" >phlegm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_oranges#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" >[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability" >verification needed</a></i>]</sup> Mandarins have also been used in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda" title="Ayurveda" >ayurveda</a>(traditional medicine of India).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_oranges#cite_note-1" >[2]</a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" >[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability" >verification needed</a></i>]</sup></p>
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The "Clemenules" (or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nules" title="Nules" >Nules</a>", the Valencian town where it was bred) accounts for the great majority of clementines produced in the world. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain" >Spain</a> alone has over 200,000 acres (800 km²), producing fruit between November and January. Mandarins marketed as tangerines are usually Dancy, Sunburst or Murcott (Honey) cultivars.
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