Mandarin or clementine? Canada is divided when it comes to big boxes of tiny holiday citrus
Boxes of tiny orange-coloured citrus fruits are flooding into grocery stores. But are they clementines or mandarins? The answer depends on where you live in Canada — unless you're in Thunder Bay.
![Mandarin or clementine? Canada is divided when it comes to big boxes of tiny holiday citrus](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7059152.1702572889!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/food-clementines-1-13.jpg)
![This photo provided by Clementines From Spain shows a pile of bright clementines, the juicy fruit that can be eaten as is, but which can also become an ingredient in an interesting variety of composed and cooked dishes, both savory and sweet. (AP Photo/Clementines From Spain) A pile of clementines with one of them peeled.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7059152.1702572889!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/food-clementines-1-13.jpg)
Boxes of tiny orange-coloured citrus fruits are flooding into grocery stores. But are they clementines or mandarins? The answer depends on where you live in Canada — unless you're in Thunder Bay.