It is said to be native to Indonesia from the Malay Peninsula, but no reliable wild strain is known. It was introduced to southern China in the early days, and was brought to Japan from the south with fruits (seed) in the Edo period, and it seems that unique varieties were born from seedlings. It seems that the varieties have been cultivated mainly in Southeast Asia, southern China, Taiwan, and Japan, and there are many naturally occurring hybrids, and it is said that most of the excellent varieties have been selected and selected in the long cultivation history. There is. It seems that more than 40 types of pomelo are planted in Japan, but it is said that about 15 types are currently cultivated. One of them, “Tosa Buntan”, seems to be cultivated in Sukumo City, Susaki City, Kagami Town, etc., centering on Tosa City. It is a late-maturing citrus, and in open-field cultivation, it blooms in May and seems to grow in the summer sun. Unique to fruits that ripen over the years. However, even though it is warm Kochi, it can be damaged by the cold during the cold season, so it seems that it will be harvested from the end of the year to the beginning of the year. After that, it is stored for a while, ripened and shipped, and reaches the long-awaited consumer. “鯨海酔候”
Copper Tocres, an agricultural venture in Westland, the Netherlands, cultivates vegetables called microvegetables, which are used as a side dish for cooking, and are popular for their nutritious and unique taste. Expo. Sales in the first year of the company's establishment in 2002 were 500,000 euros (about 60 million yen), but in 2016 it seems to have increased 60 times to 30 million euros (about 3.6 billion yen). It seems that it is now shipped to more than 70,000 restaurants around the world, including Japan. There are about 65 kinds of micro vegetables for shipping, but it seems that about 500 kinds of vegetables are cultivated separately. It seems that the chef of a famous restaurant regularly tastes the vegetables and sees the reaction to decide which vegetables to commercialize. It seems that there is no idea from the producer's point of view that the sales strategy comes first and “it should sell because we made delicious food”. The high management awareness of producers...