These are good Mandarin oranges. They're easy to peel, sweet, and juicy. I didn't encounter a bad one in the bunch. I'm not sure why the stems and leaves are left on, nor why this feature is deemed important enough to emphasize in the name of the product. But I don't care much, as long as the fruit is good--and it is.
Will I buy it again?
Yes.
Some mandarins need to be actually clipped off the tree rather than picked, otherwise the peel will rip, which will ruin the storage of the fruit, obviously. I think I've read that the stem-and-leaf mandarins in these boxes are possibly Clementines or Satsumas early in the season, and then switching over to Murcott or Tango mandarins. I think the stem and leaves are also a marketing ploy to show how 'fresh' they are. If I see a box with really dried up leaves, I will not buy it.
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