The selling point of fruits which are produced in Japan is their high quality. The price is high, but there is no need to worry about food safety. It is a “luxurious” life rooted in Japanese culture from long ago where high-quality fruit is given as a gift. In Japanese cuisine, fruits are treated as ‘sweets’ or desserts. Recently, there are also foreigners who ordered Japanese fruits after returning to their country. This time, we will take a look at grapes, which are treated as dessert from their fragrance, as an example to approach the charm of Japanese fruits!
Differences Between Japanese Grapes and Other Asian Country's Grapes
Most of the grapes in Japan are Kyoho (巨峰) grapes, with 2nd and 3rd place going to Delaware and Pione. The Kyoho grape is characterized by an exquisite balance with a refreshing sour taste and a rich sweetness. Delaware, small seed with reddish purple skin, has a refreshing taste with strong sweetness and a moderate sourness for balance. Pione is rich in fruit juice and it features a refreshing taste with strong sweetness and a refreshing sour taste.
How to Choose Delicious Grapes & Serving Method
The skin is dark and firm. The freshness decreases if the fruits have fallen from the stems. Put them in a bag and store within vegetable compartments to prevent the grapes from drying out. The grapes will damage faster if they are wet so only wash when you going to eat them.
Enjoy plenty of grape taste Cooking!
Grape Smoothie
Ingredients:
- Grapes (frozen 100 g)
- Vanilla Ice-cream: 50ml
- Milk: 50 cc
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- Remove the grapes from the bunch, wash them well and freeze together with their skin left on. (If the grapes have seeds, cut them into half and remove them)
- Put all the ingredients in mixer and mix.
Grape Jelly
Ingredients:
- Grapes: 25 pcs
- Gelatin: 5 g
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- Granulated sugar: 60 g
- Water: 260 cc
Instructions:
- Pour 160 cc of water into a heat-resistant container, add the granulated sugar and wait for about 2 minutes. Melt the gelatin in the mixture.
- Add lemon juice and 100 cc of water to the mixture made in step 1. Put the bottom part of the container in ice water to remove the heat of the container.
- Put the peeled grape into a cup, pour the mixture in step 2 into it, and cool it in a refrigerator.
Plantation Where Grape Picking is Possible and Its Season
Area: Suburb of Tokyo
- Period: from early August to late November, while Kyoho is available from mid-August to mid-October
- Farm: Fine sky Farm
- Address : 240, Totsuka, Ichinomiya-cho, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture
- http://www.miharashien.com/index.html
- English and Chinese correspondence is available
Please refer Yamanashi Tourist Website too (http://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/foreign/english/spot/e-06.html)
Area: Suburbs of Osaka
- Period: From early August to mid-October
- Farm: Grape and pear hunting Farm
- Address: 1054-24, Kawaguchi, Aridagawa-cho, Arita-gun, Wakayama Prefecture
- http://www.budouen.net
- English inquiry form is available
Area: Suburb of Fukuoka
- Period: mid-August to end of September
- Farm: Ukiha City Vineyard
- Address: Ukihamachi-cho, Ukiha-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture
- http://kyoiku.welcomekyushu.jp/en/spots/detail/9999901004683
Those who cannot come to Japan, you can buy from here! >> https://www.js-agri.jp/en/
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