Yubari melon why expensive

Go into a high-end fruit store in Tokyo, and you're likely to see their signature stickers. Fumiyoshi Chujyo's family has been growing these melons for 60 years at his farm near Fukuroi. The farmers give the melons constant attention and care. Each melon takes days to grow, and the fruit is grown all year round. There are 20 slightly different varieties of crown melon seeds grown depending on the season.

The raised beds allow the farmers to control the amount of water each plant gets exactly, and air conditioning and heating keep the temperatures constant year-round. Crown melons have four grades: fuji, yama, shiro, and yuki.

Any melons with even minor defects are marked as yuki, and the top three grades are marked on their sugar content and perfect appearance. After around 50 days, the plants begin to flower, and baby fruits start to appear.

But the hard work has only just begun. This work is all done entirely by hand, and it isn't just about getting the taste right, but perfecting the appearance too. As the fruits get larger on each plant, they are carefully wrapped in white paper to protect them.

Once this net pattern has developed, each melon is even massaged and polished by hand. It is then covered to protect it from the sun for its final growing period. The farmers can wear through multiple pairs of white gloves polishing these melons. The skin features no blemishes and both the seller and farmer often wear white gloves when handling the produce.

The luxury fruits are most often given as gifts and require constant care and attention to ensure that they come out looking and tasting their best via Business Insider.

At the beginning of the melon's life cycle, the farmers ensure that the best seeds are chosen, and then remove all but one of the flower buds on the vine to ensure that the melon won't have to compete with other fruits for nutrients via Reader's Digest. It is grown exclusively in the Yubari region of Japan and is grown in sunlight inside a greenhouse.

The reason why these melons are so expensive is that they are protected by geographical indication, just like Kobe beef. Latest News. T20 World Cup. Viral News. Home Viral.