Rangpur lime
Citrus × limonia · Citrus
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The Rangpur is a small, intensely acidic citrus with the loose, easy-peeling orange skin of a mandarin and the fierce sourness of a lime — despite the name it is neither a true lime nor an orange, but a mandarin-and-lemon (or citron) hybrid. Orange-fleshed and aromatic, it is prized as a hardy, juicy souring fruit and as a vigorous rootstock for other citrus.
Picking a good onedrag
Heavy, taut, oil-slickPuffy, light, scent gone
Market freshBuy itThe everyday souring fruit: drinks, marinades, pickles, chutney.
RindOrange, still tight, the sheen going matte
Weight in handSolid, the loose rind just moving on the flesh
The buttonButton on and browning, or a clean dry scar
Scratched peelFragrant when rubbed, the resinous edge softer
Keeping ittap a temperature
No chilling point has been measured for the Rangpur; Handbook 66 holds mandarins and their hybrids at 5-8 C, and colder than that a thin rind pits, then rots. Use the crisper.
90-95%
Humidity
Ventilated, not sealed
Airflow