Mountain Mandarins are here! There is nothing that compares with a fresh Mountain Mandarin. The mandarins you find in the grocery store are not Mountain Mandarins and although they can be good, they don’t hold a candle to a Mountain Mandarin. These beauties are grown a few miles from where I live, in the foothills of Placer County and are ripe and juicy just in time for the holidays to satisfy that sweet tooth. I just picked up a 10 pound bag yesterday afternoon in Auburn and of course when I got home, I had to sample a couple (they are oh so sweet and juicy) and then I had to try different setups for my blog photograph so each one I peeled and arranged ended up in my mouth until I decided on the setup I wanted. It’s a good thing they are healthy sweets!