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.

There is a variety developed in Japan that is ready to be picked in late summer and early fall. There is nothing quite like it for the table. Kyoho grapes are the sweetest and juiciest available this season, for people who prefer eating them fresh for dessert.

The fruit is as big as a small lemon, wit the bitter, thick skin peeled before being consumed. But peeling it easy, just a matter of slipping it off. In Japanese tradition, the peeled fruit is served chilled. Kee-OH-ho is how it is pronounced, coming from a cross between European and American varietals. The name is a simple rendition from Mt. Fuji, which is simple known as big mountain to people who first grew the fruit in the vicinity.

They can now be bought in markets in the city Los Angeles, CA. The demand for them is ever increasing because of their inherent quality as well as availability. People are beginning to realize its excellent taste. In Christmas, they are predicted to become more desirable for people.

The Kyoho has great nutritional elements like vitamin C and thiamine, fiber and potassium, as well as a phytonutrient called resveratrol. The type is also good for cocktails, even if they are just preferred fresh. Grapes are often seen as fruit for making alcoholic beverages like wine, but there are types that cannot be used for them. But the food values are the same with all types.

First grown in Japan, they account for a third of all table varieties there today. Other places have adopted it, like Chile and California. Again, it is increasingly becoming popular with the locals. Breeders are now testing for seedless varieties, to compete with the best loved table types.

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.

Meantime, the good news for people in California is that the Kyoho has come to stay and make life sweeter for consumers, with it becoming a local favorite for dessert and quick pick up snacks as well as in beverage form. It is beginning to rival one of the best table types in the US and North America. In Los Angeles, they can be found almost anywhere, being the local favorite there.

The affordability of Kyohos is because of the plentiful supply. They are grown as perfect as could be and go to market as bunches of perfectly shaped berries. The Japanese have come to develop a perfect variety that is now appreciated in many places. A good 20 to 30 berries usually belong in a bunch, and can go up to 300 or more grams.




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