Crown melons are one of the most renowned varieties. Go into a high-end fruit store in Tokyo, and you're likely to see their signature stickers. The melons are only grown in Shizuoka prefecture ...

Both Japanese crown and raiden melons cost upward of $100 through specialty websites. While you still might be able to apply ...

The Lakeland farmer has cultivated a growing demand for his niche melon varieties in Japan ... "We've got a good, solid demand and the Japanese are asking for it." However, with names such ...

From plums and melons to beans and potatoes ... crosses of imported Japanese varieties. The Wickson and Santa Rosa plums were among the most famous of Burbank’s plums, known for being pleasantly ...

Is there a ‘secret’ to growing water melons? This is the question one reader asked me recently. The answer is yes. Start with the right variety specific to your growing area. Watermelons come ...

He then serves the pudding with sweet, refreshing Japanese crown melon, and recommends the type from Shizuoka. Sato says this dessert reflects his culinary philosophy of “pure, simple and ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

The cocktail is made with Midori, which features the juice of two different Japanese melons, but it’s also got both lime and lemon juices, and it’s balanced with just right amount of sweetener.

In fact, it just might be their juiciest yield yet. “Asian pears are always juicy and sweet to a certain extent, but with ...

This refreshing fruit salad is perfect to bring to summer al fresco gatherings when melons are at their peak. It can be made in advance and chilled, without the fruit going brown. Each serving ...

Melon seeds are available in supermarkets ... In Central and South America, China and India, different varieties are used in cooking. They’re crushed and used to thicken stews and curries ...