Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Kyoho Grapes Are A Local Favorite

By Roger Hall


The grape is excellent to the taste and has very good nutritional value. Varieties of the fruit have been developed for different applications. There are those used for winemaking, and those table varieties that are eaten fresh. Still, there are those that make good jellies and preserves, as well as raisins when dried.

A type that was originally cultured in Japan is now marketed after a harvest season that lasts from August to September. As a dessert, it is served fresh and has no equal. Kyoho grapes are the sweetest, largest types, which are excellent for eating fresh.

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.

These are now seen in the city Los Angeles, CA markets as specialties. Distribution is widening because of their abundance and qualities, the American consumer is getting to know and appreciate the fruit. During the Christmas season, demand for it will probably grow as the latest market trends indicate.

The Kyoho can provide excellent doses of vitamins like thiamine and vitamin C and minerals like potassium, fiber and resveratrol, a phytonutrient that is good for the heart. They can also be served in cocktails, aside from their being mostly good fresh. While grapes are generally seen as a fruit for making wine or spirits, some types will not make good drinking. The nutritional elements are still there though in all types.

With the Japanese, who first grew them, the variety has a third of the market for table breeds. California and Chile have followed the Japanese model and they now grow Kyoho for their own markets. As has been said, these have become more well known. Many breeders are coming up with a seedless type, to rival the best quality of some of the most well known varieties.

This variety is quite versatile, being well suited for making sweet wine and preserves, even becoming popular as juice. These grapes, however, have a bit of a disadvantage because they are a soft type and should be delicately handled or risk damage. When harvesting is over, these are immediately sent out for consumption or refrigerated as spoon as possible.

In the years that it has been here, the great news is that it has been taken as a great natural sweet dessert by many Californians. The best table variety is now being edged out by Kyohos in North America. In the city of Los Angeles, they are an ever present favorite with locals who have found it one the best eating for the table.

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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