Originally Posted by
Muv
Hello Murphy1,
I knew I would get interesting replies from California or Florida.
I've never eaten kumquats. They are sold in tiny little punnets here and are outrageously expensive. I've just looked them up on wikipedia and am intrigued. Do you get the round ones or the oval ones, and are they sweet skinned with a sour middle?
I am wondering if the round ones that you are referring to are Loquats. Kumquats look like small oval oranges. Loquats are more tear drop like, very heavy and round on the bottom. They have about 5 - 6 large seeds. They are sweet, not sugary so, tho. I don't know if they would make good marmalade or not but they don't seem like the type of fruit.