Etrog vs Dekopon
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Etrog
The etrog is a specific variety of citron fruit holding significant ritual importance in the Jewish religion. It is utilized during the week-long festival of Sukkot as one of the Four Species, alongside the lulav, hadass, and aravah. Rabbinical law imposes strict physical standards on the fruit, requiring it to be completely unblemished and ideally retain its natural pitam, or stigma. Cultivators...
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Dekopon
The raised bump near the stem makes Dekopon readily recognizable among large, easy-peeling citrus. The underlying cultivar, Shiranui, originated from a Kiyomi and Ponkan cross made in Japan in 1972. Its orange rind surrounds generally seedless flesh selected for a sweet taste with relatively low acidity. Dekopon is specifically a registered name for fruit meeting quality requirements, as explained...
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