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Japan: Hachijo greenhouse grown lemon season draws closer

Yomiuri Shimbun Hachijo fruit lemons, a special produce from Hachijojima island in Tokyo, that grows three times larger than ordinary lemons, will be sold at agricultural cooperative stores and supermarkets on the island starting from the end of this month.

According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, these special lemons started being grown on the island before World War II, but the yield was unstable due to unique conditions there — strong wind and salty sea air — that made commercialization difficult.

In fiscal 2010, farmers started to stabilize yields through such efforts as using vinyl plastic greenhouses. The lemons started being sold afterward under the Hachijo fruit lemon name. Currently, 28 producers grow the fruit on the island.

The skin is edible and not bitter, making the lemon that costs ¥2,600 per 2 kilograms an ideal pick for carpaccio and tea.

Source: the-japan-news.com