| Cucumis melo 'Yubari King' | |
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 Section of a fresh Yūbari King melon | |
| Genus | Cucumis |
| Species | C. melo |
| Hybrid parentage | Cucumis melo Earl's Favourite × Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe |
| Cultivar | 'Yubari King?' |
| Origin | Yūbari,Hokkaidō,Japan |
TheYubari King (夕張メロン,Yūbari Meron; Yūbari melon) is acantaloupecultivar farmed ingreenhouses inYūbari, Hokkaido, a small city close toSapporo.[1]
The Yubari King is ahybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite andBurpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe.[2] The hybrid'sscientific name isCucumis melo L. var.reticulatus Naud. cv. Yubari King.
A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smoothrind. 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 duringChūgen (中元).[4]
At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for¥2.5 million.[5] In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market inAmagasaki, bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.[6][7][8] In 2019, the Tokyo-based company Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage bought a pair of Yubari melons at auction for ¥5 million.[9][10]
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