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Article: Lighten up with citrus.(Recipes)
- Article from:
- Vegetarian Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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WITH BRILLIANT COLORS AND FLAVORS ranging from highly acidic to sweet-tart, the citrus family offers something for everyone.
HISTORY
The ancestor of modern citrus fruit is the inedible primitive citron, which probably originated in India. Arab traders brought mandarins from China to Italy during the Roman Empire. Soldiers under Alexander the Great took lemons from Assyria back to Greece. The British Navy used limes that were cultivated in the West Indies to prevent sailors from developing scurvy.
CULTIVATION
Climate plays a major role in citrus agriculture. It influences size, shape, flavor, color, texture, juice content, and thickness ...