Comments on: Kumquat Marmalade

By: Sue, United States

Sue, United States — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:54:01 +0000

FYI, there are two types of kumquats! They make wonderful potted patio plants! One is ‘tart’ and good for marmalades and is known as the Nagami or Oval Kumquat (often found in the States)… There are also the ‘sweet’ kumquats that you basically just pop in your mouth to eat fresh! The Meiwa kumquats are sweet, and there are a couple other sweet varieties but do not know if they are all available to buy in the U.S. However, they lack the tartness desirable for marmalades, so they are not recommended for cooking. ~ Kumquats are often grown in pots on the patio because they can tolerate cold down to about 28 degrees. Here in Central Texas, the pots make it easy to bring in the garage for our coldest months of January/February [I use a dolly]. This site tells how to eat kumquats and has much useful information, including recipes. —> https://www.kumquatgrowers.com/what.html

By: joyce

joyce — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:52:15 +0000

kumquat is popular in east asia and is refreshing as a drink. yumm. i buy the korean preserved ones. also great as a topping for homemade yoghurt

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:48:12 +0000

krissy, I used green fruit but I am not sure if that affects pectin content. But the stewing and fridge overnight is probably where the pectin really develops. Our jams were almost too solid, with just natural pectin…

By: krissy

krissy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:03:35 +0000

Hi MM, I checked out your calamansi marmalade recipe and was amazed that the pectin of the fruit was sufficient to thicken it into a marmalade. I’ve added (store bought) pectin and it still came out runny. Is this because you used green fruit/rind instead of yellow or was it the process you used… adding the sugar only after the fruits were stewed and chilled?

By: nina

nina — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:46:55 +0000

satomi and millet, better make our own citron honey tea at home then, eh? now, to find citron…

By: millet

millet — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:37:17 +0000

satomi, i love the citron honey tea..very soothing when warm, and refreshing when cold. and yes, i buy the big jar at the korean groceries. but i didn’t know about high fructose corn syrup (if that’s what you meant by HCFS)..i thought it had only honey in it! major bummer!

MM, i presume the kumquats did not erase your fingerprints like the calamansi did? ;-)

By: satomi

satomi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:37:48 +0000

I love kumquats! I get them when they’re available in my favorite asian/korean supermarket. I haven’t tried making kumquat marmalade though. I will try out your kumquat marmalade recipe.

nina, citron honey tea is sooo good. I buy the big bottle of the korean citron honey tea in my favorite korean store. the big turn off is they use HFCS in their product :(

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:09:23 +0000

Dear mm, which grocery did u buy the kumquats?

By: Rowi

Rowi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:10:27 +0000

Lovely and delish-looking marmalade! I would love to try kumquats someday when the price is less daunting in this part of the world. I have made a 3-citrus marmalade from Sicilian blood oranges, Florida grapefruits and Seville oranges and it was such a hit, the colours were brilliant, and the taste was just balanced bitter-sweet that the marmalades were consumed in no time at all. To find these three citrus fruits at one time was more of a coincidence and given the opportunity again I would make a huge batch.

By: nina

nina — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:56:44 +0000

incidentally, i have bookmarked a kumquat marmalade recipe from another food blog which just escapes my mind now. Will try it soon as it did sound easy to do.

And last night i tried citron tea in a korean restaurant… It was thinly sliced citron with honey made into tea. It was so refreshing. So unlike the usual iced tea.