Kumquat: The Smallest Orange
 

What is the smallest orange you have ever seen? Probably you will say that it is a kumquat which is about the size of a quail's egg.

Its golden peel, sweet pulpand pleasant fragrance satisfiesso many people.

In addition to its good taste, kumquat is rich in dietary fiber and vitamins. Its unique aroma can trigger appetite and strengthen the spleen. Apart from these, Chinese medicine considers kumquats to have medicinal effects in treating coughs. In Chinese folk, people commonly use kumquats cooked with rock sugar or marinated in honey to relieve dry cough symptoms.