arin ▁orange ▁or ▁a ▁t anger ine , ▁and ▁Cit rus ▁maxim a ▁variety , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁pom elo ▁or ▁gra pe f ruit . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁port man te au ▁of ▁' er ine ' ▁and ▁' pom '. ▁▁ ▁Sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁h oney b ells , ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁an ▁adult ▁f ist , ▁have ▁a ▁tart ▁and ▁tang y ▁taste , ▁and ▁are ▁ju icy ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁flesh . ▁They ▁generally ▁have ▁loose ▁skin ▁and ▁are ▁easier ▁to ▁pe el ▁than ▁or anges , ▁readily ▁distinguished ▁from ▁them ▁by ▁a ▁characteristic ▁" ni pp le " ▁at ▁the ▁stem . ▁T angel os ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁mand arin ▁or anges ▁or ▁sweet ▁or anges . ▁ ▁Vari eties ▁ ▁Or lando ▁The ▁early ▁m aturing ▁Or lando ▁tang elo ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁rich ▁ju ic iness , ▁m ild ▁and ▁sweet ▁flav or , ▁large ▁size , ▁distinct ▁z esty ▁sm ell , ▁and ▁flat - round ▁shape ▁without ▁a ▁characteristic ▁kn ob . ▁California / A rizona ▁t angel os ▁have ▁a ▁slightly ▁p eb bled ▁texture , ▁v ibr ant ▁interior ▁and ▁exterior ▁color , ▁very ▁few ▁se eds , ▁and ▁a ▁tight - f itting ▁r ind . ▁Or lando ▁t angel os ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁mid - Nov ember ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁February . ▁The ▁tang elo ▁origin ated ▁as ▁a ▁cross ▁between ▁a ▁Dun can ▁gra pe f