A Japanese grandmother shows us the best way to peel a tangerine

Only in Japan they are capable of turning everyday tasks into an art that we do not pay attention to here. This way of peel a tangerine of one japanese grandmother has drawn the attention of the very Japanese Ministry of Agriculture.

It’s probably something you’ve never considered. How do you peel a tangerine? It is a fruit that has a soft skin, so the most natural thing is to make a small hole with your fingernail, or your teeth, and from there pull the skin until it is completely removed.

It is a perfectly valid method but… it can be improved. When you see it you will realize why.

This Japanese grandmother’s method of peeling a tangerine has caught the attention of the Ministry of Agriculture, who tweeted about it:

This says the tweet: “December 3 is #OrangeDay. Peel oranges in belt-shaped clusters. My grandmother used to make it for me and I remember looking at it like magic when she was little. Now, when I try it myself, it’s surprisingly easy to do…Grandma, did I do it right?”

As you can see in the photo of the tweet, it is an extremely simple method. The magic is in the result.

you just have to remove top and bottom circle of the tangerine, leaving only the central part or belt. Then the mandarin is opened a little in the center, to separate the segments, and vertically cut one end of that belt.

We will get a kind of tape containing the segments of the tangerineready to eat comfortably:

It’s a great result because the segments they are separated, they can be eaten comfortably one by one. But they don’t get dirty, they do not stain the hands or the tablebecause they are attached by the base to the tangerine skin.

This way of peel a tangerine by a japanese grandmother We found it very original, simple and practical. Give it a try the next time you peel one, and you won’t want to go back to the old method.