Kumquats  Of Oriental origin. Kumquats are a very small member of the citrus-fruit family, and resemble a sma1l  orange. Kumquats are available fresh, preserved and candied. They are served with ham, meat sauces, and whole in Chinese mixed fruits. Kumquats have largish seeds and a very distinctive bittersweet flavor; the entire fruit, rind and pulp, is eaten. Calomondins are a cross between a kumquat and a tangerine.