Kumquats appear more commonly in the modern market as
a martini garnish, replacing the classic olive. They can also
be sliced and added to salads. A liqueur can also be made by
macerating kumquats in vodka or other clear spirit.
The Cantonese often preserve kumquats in salt or sugar.
A batch of the fruit is buried in dry salt inside a glass jar.
Over time, all the juice from the fruit is extracted through
dehydration into the salt
solution. The fruit in the
jar becomes shrunken,
wrinkled, and dark
brown in color, and
the salt combines with
the juice to become a
dark brown brine. A
few salted kumquats
with a few teaspoons of
mixed with hot water to
make a remedy for sore
throats. A jar of such
preserved kumquats
can last several years
and still keep taste. In
Taiwan, kumquats are
a popular addition to
both hot and iced tea.
Kumquats also are a
popular ornamental
tree. In Vietnam, kumquat bonsai trees are used as a decoration
for the Tet (New Year) holiday.
In Celebration of the Annual
2019 Kumquat Festival
The Presents
A KUMQUAT
HIGH TEA EXPERIENCE
Saturday, January 26th
Featuring our famous Kumquat Scones & other delectable
Sandwiches, Desserts, & Goodies Served with a Selection of Teas
3 Seating Times Available
11:30 am – 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
$2500 per person
(Tax-Gratuity-Beverage Included)
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ommended that you use them for cooking or for marmalade
as they lack the tartness of the Nagami kumquats. The Meiwa
kumquats are not normally available commercially. However,
we have had some requests for them in the last few years.
USES - Kumquats are a rich source of vitamin C and a
good source of vitamin A and potassium (Herbst 2001; Bender
and Bender 2005). The fruit is considered ripe when it reaches
a yellowish-orange
stage, and has just
shed the last tint of
green. Kumquats
are eaten raw most
of the time. As the
rind is sweet and
the juicy center
is acid, sour, and
salty, the raw fruit
is usually consumed
either whole, to
savor the contrast,
or only the rind is
eaten. The Hong
Kong kumquat has
a rather sweet rind
compared to the
rinds of other citrus
fruits.
Culinary uses
include being made
into candied fruits and kumquat preserves, marmalade,
and jelly. They can be pickled whole as well (Herbst 2001).
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