I recently received a Meiwa kumquat, which had an unripe fruit that fell off in shipping. Curious, I cut it open and was surprised to see 7 seeds. Today I went and picked another unripe fruit off it, and found 9 seeds.
The fruit is mostly round, but maybe is a little enlongated, too.

Do I have the wrong variety or just a seedy Meiwa? With that many seeds in a small fruit (about the size of a nickel) I wouldn't call them very edible...

They are seedy, but you don't eat them all that fast. I find it pretty easy to get the seeds out after I bite the top off. I don't eat that many at one time because they make my lips tingle.

Thanks Skeeter,
I was surprised to see that many seeds. The Meiwa from Stan only had none, one, or rarely two seeds. Usually none.

Hi Susan, I have some very small - pea size meiwa's growing but I picked one to check for seeds & I found about 5 seeds in it. Can't wait till they ripen.
Skeet, that's so funny:
"I don't eat that many at one time because they make my lips tingle."
YOU?!!!, who can eat a whole habanerro & not feel any pain???

If it has 3 seeds, the citrus industry would gladly label it as Seedless.

I sometimes have pea sized Calamondin fruit with two seeds occupying the whole thing inside the peel, without a drop of juice, and by golly, it is seedless, according to the citrus industry.

Well 5 seeds? It would be considered as almost seedless.

Before eating kumquats like Meiwa, it is best to bleet them first. That is, you roll them between the palms your hands so as to bruise the peels. Then eat the rinds slowly, it should taste sweeter, and most of the astringency removed.

Patty-- You are right! I don't like horseradish either. I like the kumquats, but they do make my lips tingle and even make them feel a little numb--which is really what the habaneros do-- I usually only eat a couple of the habaneros at a time as well--unless I am in a contest.

My Meiwa tree was my latest purchase. Mine were seedy also, but I didn't mind. I ate about half of the fruit on the tree, but I had shared some with our pastor's son and he ate the rest. I didn't mind though. I like to see children's interest in gardening. When I aerate the yard, my daughter puts sticks in the holes saying "daddy I'm planting trees".

Phillip