Japanese citrus
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Citrus
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fruit
Fruit
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s are grown in or strongly associated with Japan
Japan
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. Many of these fruits are of Chinese
China
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origin, but have been modified or specially bred for cultivation in Japan.
Japanese citrus fruits include:
- AmanatsuAmanatsuis a yellowish orange citrus fruit, a group of cultivars of natsumikan , which were discovered in 1740 in the Yamaguchi prefecture of Japan. Natsumikan is about the size of grapefruit and oblate in shape. The fruit contains 12 segments and about 30 seeds.Natsumikan is grown commercially in Japan,...
- DaidaiDaidaiThe daidai , is an Asian variety of bitter orange. The name daidai, originally meaning several generations, originates from the fruit staying on the tree for several years if not picked. The colour of the fruit returns to green in the spring.The daidai originated in the Himalayas...
- DekoponDekoponis a seedless and very sweet citrus fruit, a hybrid between Kiyomi and ponkan , developed in Japan in 1972.Originally a brand name, Dekopon has become a genericized trademark and it is used to refer to all brands of the fruit; the generic name is...
- KabosuKabosuis a juicy green citrus fruit closely related to the yuzu with the sharpness of lemon, used instead of vinegar in some Japanese dishes. It grows on a flowering plant with sharp thorns, and the fruit is harvested when still green but ripens to yellow...
- KiyomiKiyomiis a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a Miyagawa Wase mikan and a Trovita orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the lagoon near its experiment station in Shizuoka city and registered as "Tangor Nōrin No.1" in...
- MikanMikanThe satsuma is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus mutant of Japanese origin introduced to the West.In Japan, it is known as mikan or formally unshu mikan . In China, it is known as Wenzhou migan . The Japanese name is a result of the local reading of the same characters used in the Chinese...
- NatsumikanNatsumikanis a fruit of Japan developed in 1740 with a particularly tart/sour taste.Many Natsumikans are planted in the gardens of residences in Yamaguchi prefecture. The city of Hagi is famous for Natsumikan, particularly Natsumikan juice and ice cream....
- PonkanPonkanPonkan – is a member of the tangerine family, but its fruits are the size of oranges. The fruit is round and around 7-8 cm wide in size.The city of Teresópolis in Brazil holds an annual Ponkan festival....
- Sakurajima komikan orangeSakurajima komikan orangeThe is a citrus fruit grown on Sakurajima, an active composite volcano in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is almost the same as Kishumikan. The same species is also grown in Fukuyama in Kirishima along Kagoshima Bay, and this is simply called komikan.-Summary:...
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- SudachiSudachiSudachi is a small, round, green citrus fruit which belongs to the papeda subgroup of citrus plants....
- YuzuYuzuThe yuzu is a citrus fruit and plant originating in East Asia. It is believed to be a hybrid of sour mandarin and Ichang papeda...