Calamansi Delivery or Pickup

Calamansi is a citrus fruit found in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia. The small fruit has a taste similar to lemon, lime, or oranges but unique to the Calamansi fruit. Calamansi is one of the four great agricultural foods grown in the Philippines, along with bananas, mangoes, and pineapple. This tropical citrus fruit is used extensively in Filipino and Southeastern Asian cooking. The fruit of calamansi, also known as calamondin, is much smaller than a lemon and even smaller than common limes that you find in the grocery store.

Calamansi trees grow to about 25 feet and are a hybrid of loose-skinned mandarin and a kumquat. Calamansi belongs to the Rutaceae family, and the genus is Citrofortunella Microcarpa. The oblong-shaped fruit is less than an inch in diameter and has a thin glossy skin that starts out green and, when fully ripe, turns a bright orange. However, calamansi fruit doesn't need to ripen to harvest them fully. Generally, calamansi fruit is picked when they're still green. Inside of the fruit, the flesh is a beautiful orange color with several ivory-colored large seeds scattered throughout the flesh.

The juice and flesh of the calamansi is quite tart with a fragrant citrus aroma. The flesh is tangy to eat with a distinct floral aftertaste. The thin skin of the calamansi is edible and actually sweeter than the flesh.

Calamansi juice is generally used to help bring an acid balance to foods similar to how lemons and limes are used. Calamansi juice is often added to cocktails or to make a refreshing beverage when sweetened with sugar or simple syrup and added to sparkling water. Because the rinds of the calamansi are thin and sweet, they preserve well in marmalades.

Calamansi trees are native to China, and as explorers discovered the wonderful taste and tartness of this sub-tropical fruit, they brought the fruit back with them. Today, calamansi is grown throughout Southeastern Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines, where most calamansi fruit is grown.

You can find calamansi with both green and orange skin, but normally, you'll find the fruit with green skin. Choose calamansi fruit that has a sheen to it with a fragrant citrus aroma. Disregard any fruit that looks soft, mushy, wilted, bruised, or moldy. If you're buying calamansi juice in a bottle, check for the expiration date to ensure the juice is fresh and palatable.

To keep your calamansi fresh for up to three or four weeks, store the uncut fruit in the refrigerator in a mesh or perforated plastic bag. When the fruit is exposed to warm temperatures, it deteriorates quickly.

You can keep cut calamansi fruit for about three days in the refrigerator when you wrap it with plastic wrap or keep it in an airtight container. Fresh calamansi juice can keep up to five days. You can also freeze the juice inside ice cube containers. Once frozen, remove the calamansi cubes and store them in a freezer bag for up to six months. When you take the whole fruit and make it into marmalade and can it properly, it will keep for up to one year.

Whether you want calamansi fruit to juice for a refreshing summer afternoon beverage, to make it into marmalade, or to squeeze on top of your Pad Thai, enjoy the convenience of having the fruit delivered to you. Simply order calamansi through the Instacart app, and a shopper will deliver everything that same day!