Mikan

Supposedly these are just mandarin oranges. Maybe I've never had a mandarin orange that wasn't canned (and subsequently added to orange jello by my father) because I've never tasted anything like them.

First of all, they are insanely easy to peel. The rind strips off like brittle paper. Most of the time, it comes off in small chunks about the size of my finger tip. Since they're small, they peel quickly. It takes no more than a quick nip of my finger nail to penetrate the skin, either. Furthermore, the rind leaves little to no residue on the fruit. It always frustrates me when I have to drag out a paring knife to nick an orange, only to have to keep peeling forever to get all of the little chunks off of the fruit. Really kills the experience.

They're seedless. Yeah, you can get seedless oranges pretty easily these days.

They're incredibly sweet. Not the so sweet they make your mouth pucker, either. They are sweet enough to satisfy my "jonesin' for some sugar" moments, though.

They're small so they're a great snack size. If you're hungry, you grab a couple. Otherwise, you won't spoil a meal by munching on one.

I need to figure out how to get a branch home to graft onto a tree in Chrys' dad's back yard. Yeah...that's the ticket.