الأحد، 4 ديسمبر 2016

Kyoho Grapes Are A Local Favorite

By Roger Hall


Grapes are appreciated for their high nutritional values as well as their excellent taste. Many varieties answer to different needs. Some are not only good for winemaking, they are served fresh on the table in many homes. Some are used for cooking or are more appreciable in jams, jellies, preserves and in dried versions.

A variety of the fruit that was first grown in Japan is available during late summer and early fall harvests. Served as a dessert on the table, it is hard to beat. Kyoho grapes are large, very sweet and juicy, perfect for those who want the fruit fresh.

These berries are as big as small plums, with thick and bitter skins, peeled before eating. The skins slip off easily. Traditionally, this is how they are served chilled in glass bowls. The pronunciation is kee-OH-ho and they come from an American and European cross, chosen for their qualities that are special in the fruit. The name means big mountain, after Mount Fuji, which can be seen from the prefecture they were first cultured in.

This type is now being marketed in the city Los Angeles, CA. It is becoming more popular with American consumers because of its sweetness. Ideal for Christmas, the peak for its demand is probably the season when fruits are desired as centerpieces on tables.

The Kyoho is a great source of minerals and vitamins like potassium, thiamine, resveratrol which is vital for heart health, vitamin C, and fiber. Aside from being, eaten they are sometimes used for alcoholic cocktails like in Japan. Aside from the now legendary quality of grapes being primarily for winemaking, there are varieties that are not good for it. Although the nutritional values remain the same for all varieties.

In Japan from where they came, this kind provides a third of those consumed at tables. Chile and California have taken the breed and now successfully cultivates it. To reiterate, they are becoming more and more well known. Some are now experimenting with growing a variety with no seeds, to follow the most popular breeds for the table.

The type is versatile, in that it can be preserved and can be turned into a kind of sweet wine. May are marketing it as a juice, but since they are delicate, known as a soft grape, care must be done in handling them. After harvesting is done, growers recommend their immediate refrigeration or immediate consumption.

Meanwhile, it is doing great with Californians, now widely accepted and here to stay to give its sweetness and juice to many aficionados and most of all it has become a staple for many local tables. It now rivals the most popular table variety in America as well as the continent. In LA, they are ubiquitous and can be bought wholesale or in bunches, being in favor with many residents.

Being abundant, it is quite affordable. It is grown in perfect bunches and are usually marketed in the same way. The Japanese believed a perfect grape could be grown and the Kyoho is the result of their wondrous experiments. A bunch has around 20 to 30 berries and weighs up to 400 grams.




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