Sumo mandarins were developed in Japan, but now they're grown in California where they're not subject to an import quarantine (citrus disease lurks everywhere). They've got a great flavor, and they're juicy in February when their tinier cousins are past their prime.
The only drawback? They're pricey. But, for a first taste of a new fruit it was worth it. Hopefully the price will come down, and eventually boxes of these things will be available for our pleasure at a less sumo-inflated price.
Sumos are also known as Dekomon mandarins. Perhaps someone thought them a cousin of Pokemon, only more art deco?
They are called Dekopon because they are a hybrid of the ponkan, another type of mandarin. Deko comes from the term dekoboko, which means bumpy.
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