Yubari King

*Cucumis melo* 'Yubari King'
Cucumis melo 'Yubari King'
	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

The Yubari King (夕張メロン, Yūbari Meron, Yūbari melon) is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small town close to Sapporo.

The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe.^{[citation needed]} The hybrid's scientific name is Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naud. cv. Yubari King.

Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during Chūgen. A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth rind. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.^[1]

At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5 million.^[2] In 2016, a supermarket in Amagasaki bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Shah, Dhiram (15 May 2007). "Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen". Fareastgizmos. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
^ Hosaka, Tomoko A. (15 May 2009). "Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
^ 夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円. 日テレNEWS24 (video) (in Japanese). Nippon News Network. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
^ "夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円". Livedoor (in Japanese). Line Corporation. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.

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