Why Is An Ugli Fruit So Named?
This citrus fruit derived its name due to the unsightly appearance of its rough greenish yellow skin. It has also got a very loose orange colored citrus pulp inside. It is a citrus fruit invented from hybridizing a grapefruit and a tangerine. It is sometimes called uniq fruit or unique fruit. This is a seasonal fruit and can be available from December to April. It is widely found in USA, UK & Europe. In size, it is smaller than a grape and has few seeds. The skin of this fruit has nice fragrance. It tends to be sweet like tangerine. Ugli fruit is a native Jamaican fruit and was first hybridized in Brown’s Town in1914. It is pronounced as ugli in America and HOO-glee in Jamaica.
