And Sometimes Why » iyokan http://www.davidhed.com/blog adventures of an English teacher in Japan Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:05:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I ♥ Iyokan http://www.davidhed.com/blog/2009/01/26/i-%e2%99%a5-iyokan/ http://www.davidhed.com/blog/2009/01/26/i-%e2%99%a5-iyokan/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:10:25 +0000 David http://www.davidhed.com/blog/?p=298 Without belaboring the point too much, let me just say that I think iyokan are the best-tasting citrus fruit I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. They’re very sweet with a strong orange flavor and just sour enough to have a nice bite. Size-wise, they’re a little larger than a navel orange (and therefore significantly larger than a standard Japanese mikan).

They’re the second most popular citrus fruit in this citrus-loving country, and they’re grown primarily right here in Ehime. In fact, the name comes from the old name for Ehime Prefecture – Iyo Province.

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