I especially agree with you on the strawberries. Most of my life was spent in Southern California, where strawberries are prevalent. But for the last five months, I have been living in Osaka and Kyoto and have been "pigging out" on Japanese strawberries. The sweetness has been remarkably uniform, so I finally had to ask how they were able to maintain this constancy of quality (which actually also applies to other fruits grown in Japan). One of the store managers explained that a Japanese company has developed a small machine that measures the sugar content and acidity of fruits. This is how the farmers know the optimal time to release the fruits to market. Fruits in Japan are much more costly than in the US, but I'm more than willing to pay the price if the quality of the fruit is "top-grade". Now, I'm waiting for Kyoho grapes to be available in the markets (curiously, these are primarily grown in Shizuoka prefecture).
Great idea for a one day trip 😊
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I especially agree with you on the strawberries. Most of my life was spent in Southern California, where strawberries are prevalent. But for the last five months, I have been living in Osaka and Kyoto and have been "pigging out" on Japanese strawberries. The sweetness has been remarkably uniform, so I finally had to ask how they were able to maintain this constancy of quality (which actually also applies to other fruits grown in Japan). One of the store managers explained that a Japanese company has developed a small machine that measures the sugar content and acidity of fruits. This is how the farmers know the optimal time to release the fruits to market. Fruits in Japan are much more costly than in the US, but I'm more than willing to pay the price if the quality of the fruit is "top-grade". Now, I'm waiting for Kyoho grapes to be available in the markets (curiously, these are primarily grown in Shizuoka prefecture).
Thats amazing thank you so much for the information. I was wondering the same and you can really taste the top grade difference for sure!