The fruit season of a unique terroir.
Taste the difference with her ass green, slender leaves, its lack of seeds and their tart flavor, it is unique.
North-east of Corsica, 140 producers rely on quality and the protection of their environnement.Le label "Clémentine de Corse" guarantees their efforts.
The 2005/2006 season of Clementines from Corsica looks promising. Although acidic, sucréeet of impeccable quality, clementine taste of Corsica is the beginning of November to mid-January.
A true limited edition! 15 000 tonnes, for lovers of fruit grown and harvested in the purest tradition: picking is done entirely by hand, depending on the maturitéde Clémentine de Corse.
30 September 2005, the application for registration of the IGP "Clémentine de Corse" appears in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Corsica is recognized as the only region of production of clementines in France.
How to select, recognize and retain:
To preserve the qualities of the Clémentine de Corse, avoid the fridge. Prepare to températureambiante Compotier. It is thus 4-5 days. It freezes very well and in neighborhoods with delicious sweet and savory dishes.
At the beginning of the season Clémentine de Corse offers a thin skin of a beautiful green-orange. Do not rely on appearances: the Corsican clementine make little green and fully ripe.
Because the producers of Corsica are the only ones not the "degreened, its color is 100% natural.
A mid-season, it will take its red-orange marked.
The Clémentine Corse has no seeds, why?
Because it is naturally "asexual." It is then multiplied by grafting.
For the record:
the Clementine appeared in Corsica in 1925. Clement is the brother, a monk in Algeria citrus growers, who observed random cross between a sour orange (bitter orange) and a mandarin.
Its slender leaves of a beautiful green is not only an aesthetic advantage: they give consumers a clear indication on the freshness of the fruit.
Immediately after harvesting, the Clementines are washed, sorted and graded. To protect them, they are then coated with a thin film of natural vegetable wax.
The membrane that coats each district Clémentine de Corse is so thin that its presence is almost nonexistent. It coats the flesh juicy and very dense.
It has a skin easy to peel off a scent that you can never forget. The micro-capsules of the epidermis contain scents and essential oils.
A delicious sweet and sour harmony are characteristic of his taste.
Health benefit:
- vitality cure for the winter, 4 clementines provide 100% of daily requirement of vitamin C.
- excellent for the skin: the Clémentine de Corse is rich in carotene, provitamin A, labeauté supports the skin. It contains many antioxidants, pigments, which contribute to the slowdown of vieillissementcellulaire.
- a source of minerals: the Clémentine de Corse contains potassium, good for the fight against muscle fatigue, magnesium, important for the nervous balance and a healthy dose of calcium.
To give pep's children the Clémentine de Corse is the ideal fruit for snacks.
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