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Last year, a cluster of Ruby Roman grapes sold for $900 US dollars. If you are among those who think that was ridiculous, you won’t believe this year’s first bunch which were auctioned off for an astounding 210,000 yen or $2,250!
Fruit is an expensive commodity in Japan and is considered a gift of great luxury. The wealthy consider it a sign of prestige to pay exorbitant prices for high-end fruits, especially the very first ones of the year.
The Ruby Roman is a variety of table grape, which is red in color and about the size of a ping-pong ball. Its one unusual feature appears to be the price it fetches.
A bracelet from Tiffany’s or something of that ilk for the same amount of cold hard cash would certainly last a lot longer than a cluster of grapes, one would think, but then there’s no accounting for taste when “keeping up with the Jones family” takes its own particular hold on one’s thinking.
Local farmers are hoping to sell 1,500 bunches, the equivalent of one ton of grapes by mid-September. Just do the math on that one, if you dare!
A Japanese hotel manager did dare to do the math and paid what comes out to be about $70 dollars per grape for a one-and-one-half pound of Ruby Roman grapes.
He hopes that the publicity surrounding the auction and his purchase will attract even more guests to his upscale hotel. Can you imagine what he will charge them for just a taste of one of these? (And he better hurry. No one likes sour grapes at any cost!)
“We believe the price was probably a record high. They’re delicious, sweet but fresh at the same time, very well balanced,” said local agricultural official, Hirofumi Isu.
2:26 pm, July 29th | by Hillary Reinsberg
And by “grapes,” no, we don’t mean “wine.” We mean grapes. A small bag of about 25 of them. Japan Real Time reports that a single bunch of Ruby Roman grapes sold in Japan today for ¥500,000, or $6,400, making them “by far the most expensive grapes sold in Japan and likely in the world.” We’d certainly hope so!
At that rate, each grape costs about $255. Ruby Romans are a specific, artfully-engineered grape with specific requirements, like sugar content and size and color and so on. Apparently they’re about the size of a ping pong ball, which sounds pretty big, grapefully speaking. This luxurious breed of grapes first went on the market in 2008 – and prices have shot up and up.
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There are a lot of fruit which either originated or grew to be characteristic of Japan.
I’m trying to introduce into this new series to help my vegan and vegetarian (I’m no) friends in particular as fruit can be adapted into so many ways!
1) Nashi/Asian Pear
2) Jirou Kaki/Jirou Persimmon
Grapes are relatively new to Japan, but its people have compensated this with an eye to create new strains with great success.
Pione Grapes are grown in aerial style.
Pione Grapes are a typical example.
They are a cross between Kyoho Grapes and Cannon Hole Muscat.
Kyoho grapes (巨峰葡�) are hemselves a Concord-like cross (Vitis vinifera x Vitis labrusca) between Campbell and Centennial grape varieties.
Kyoho grapes were first produced in 1942 in Shizuoka Prefecture, but were not so named until 1946.
Pione Grapes compared to Muscat Grapes
Pione Grapes (ピオ�葡�) were also first produced in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1957 by a farmer called Hideo Ikawa.
Pione is an Italian name.
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I am located of Naha-shi by approximately 100km, airplane by ship to around one hour 40 minutes for approximately four hours for approximately 25 minutes when it is a high speed ship.
The island where there is the beach that a humpback whale or a manta are seen, and was chosen again in 100 selections of Japanese Nagisa, and environment is rich in! It is the island that many divers visit from the various parts of Japan.
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Japanese name: クビレヅタ
The sea grape which I am called the green caviar because I resemble "the caviar" of three major delicacies of the world, and is valued high.
Because it becomes like the cluster of the grape of the fruit, a semitransparent small spherical leaf is called it by a green thin branch as "sea grape" with the green of 1 millimeter - around 4 millimeters in diameter. I begin to attract attention from the taste of petit petit ��� texture and the fragrance of the beach.
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Seaweeds > Division Chlorophyta > Family Caulerpaceae > genus Caulerpa
Oval sea grapes seaweed
Caulerpa racemosa*
Family Caulerpaceae
updated Aug 10
Where seen? This juicy looking seaweed is made up of little balls and is commonly seen on our Southern shores. On coral rubble.
Features: The seaweed resembles bunches of little grapes. Each bunch about 2-8cm long, with bead-like shapes (the 'grapes') arranged on a vertical 'stem'. The 'grape' may be spherical, disk-shaped, conical, bell-shaped, club-shaped. The shapes may be densely or sparsely packed. These bunches of 'grapes' emerge from a long horizontal 'stem' that creeps over hard surfaces or just under the sand. It grows on coral rubble or on rocks, sometimes extending onto the sand. Colours range from green to yellowish-green and bluish-green. A seaweed with tiny 'parasols' seen on our Southern shores might be a variety Oval sea grapes and not Parasol green seaweeds(Caulerpa peltata)
Sometimes confused with Round sea grape seaweeds (Caulerpa lentillifera). Here's more on how to tell apart the sea grapes seaweeds.
Human uses: This seaweed is eaten in some places. In the Philippines, it is eaten fresh as a salad, or salted so it can be eaten later. Small quantities are also exported to Japan. It is also eaten in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is also reported to have antibacterial and antifungal properties, and to be used to treat high blood pressure and rheumatism. The seaweed is also fed to livestock and fish.
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However, some Caulerpa species produce toxins to protect themselves from browsing fish. This also makes them toxic to humans.
This seaweed is considered an alien invasive species in the Mediterranean.
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Shop is a retreat atmosphere in a residential area of ​​downtown.
Kang Yi's husband Doi (40) After studying Japanese cuisine for 12 years, studying at the city's famous noodle shop in Osaka. I opened the shop five years ago. Soba shop name is named after the classic storyteller comes out. Atmosphere, food, drink, equipment, in terms of services, it has been our motto that aims to get a balanced happy to shop for customers.
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Meeting was shocking. Noon, to find a curry shop in the underground mall, went to be drawn.First bite. Huh Sweet. Journalists prefer the spicy curry. Moment I thought it out-spread in the mouth is spicy and exciting. Or over him. Overwhelmed by attacking compelling time difference, after stretch Korean food is scraped sweat. Authentic taste of Indian surely surprised. It's Indian curry.
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Founded in 1947 not long after the war. Hozenji issued its first store in the alley to the south.Harumi's founder in Ashiya Okunai housewife mother of the late Mr. Mizoguchi. Like cooking, home cook and invite friends to housewives in the neighborhood, had learned to cook. Indian Curry Kobe taught one of them. Offered to arrange for the Japanese. "Period of confusion after the war. Yes'll let out a fine thought in this curry." The first customers of a jewelry shop owner nearby. "Become a fire in the mouth. This is babies." So went the next day saying, "something, I was eating again," was visited again -. Such stories spread by word of mouth.
Its taste will not have any special secrets? "No, do not use any special materials," says managing director Hiroki indoor and the eldest son of Mr. Mizoguchi (38). Stew seasoned with spices dozen fruits and vegetables for a long time. Its formulation since its inception, unchanged.
Only seductive taste, sometimes "incident" happen. At one point, was almost drawn to a curry and employees of competitors. Recipe purpose. But it served a good condition even if taught how. No, I did not say and do. After all of the secret recipe secret not even the employees informed of the whole picture. "What few people know, including myself as president and.'s Mission to keep the taste of the establishment." 一å�相ä¼� taste just "curry" It's become a family. (Shinji deep pine)
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Note: Indian Curry 730 yen. Yen plus 50 eggs. Pickles and pickled rather than adrenal rakkyo classic comes with a sweet and sour cabbage. The shop is hashed rice or spaghetti, even pilaf. Menu information and store HP (http://www.indiancurry.jp/).
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Researcher says food from Osaka, Yoshiharu Doi (54)
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The first time I ate when I was a child. Hell was hard. Drinking water, but I feel extra spicy, but, in love with delicious food Temashita. And also attended college, and go back to Osaka to eat today.My image of Indian curry. When to cook yourself, oh What I say to make a curry. Not only hot, there is a bulge in the partly sweet taste. As I recall, I taste to eat.
