Yubari King Explained
| Cucumis melo 'Yubari King' |
| Genus: | Cucumis |
| Species: | C. melo |
| Hybrid: | Cucumis melo
Earl's Favourite × Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe |
| Cultivar: | 'Yubari King?' |
| Origin: | Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan |
The is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small city close to Sapporo.[1]
The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe.[2] The hybrid's scientific name is Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naud. cv. Yubari King.
A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth rind. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.[3] Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during .[4]
At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5million.[5] In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in Amagasaki, bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3million.[6] [7] [8] In 2019 Tokyo-based Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd bought a pair of Yubari melons at auction for the highest recorded price of ¥5million.[9] [10]
Further reading
- Nakata . Eijiro . Staub . Jack E. . López-Sesé . Ana I. . Katzir . Nurit . Genetic Diversity of Japanese Melon Cultivars (Cucumis melo L.) as Assessed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA and Simple Sequence Repeat Markers . Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution . 2005 . 52 . 4 . 405–19 . . 10.1007/s10722-005-2258-9 . 44226056 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Yubari: Japan's Melon Kingdom . Sake-Drenched Postcards . 2017-07-28.
- Web site: Yubari Melon . Made in Japan: 100 Best Products . . Kansai Matsusin . 2017-07-28.
- Web site: Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen . Shah . Dhiram . 15 May 2007 . Fareastgizmos . 2010-11-04.
- Web site: Japon: le boeuf de Kobe et le melon de Yubari désormais protégés par un label . fr . 22 December 2015 . . Groupe L'Express . 2017-07-28.
- News: Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/slump-hits-japans-most-expensive-melons-1685349.html . 2022-05-07 . subscription . live . Hosaka . Tomoko A. . 15 May 2009 . . 2011-07-11.
- 夕張メロン初競り 過去最高２玉３００万円 . video . ja . 26 May 2016 . 日テレNEWS24 . . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: 夕張メロン初競り 過去最高２玉３００万円 . 26 May 2016 . . Line Corporation . ja . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: 会社概要 . Company Profile . konishi524.net . Konishj-syouten . ja . 2017-07-28.
- Web site: Pair of Yubari melons fetch record ¥5 million at Sapporo auction. Shimbun. The Yomiuri. The Japan News. en. 2019-05-24.
- News: Pair of Yubari melons fetch record ¥5 million at season's first auction in Hokkaido. 2019-05-24. The Japan Times Online. 2019-05-24. en-US. 0447-5763.
