上山田のりんご:シーズンの最中 Kamiyamada Apple Season at its Peak

October 30, 2010: 季節 Seasons

Fuji Apples Lookin' Good

戸倉上山田温泉から車で5分がりんご畑のメッカです。昨日もりんご農園に顔を出しました。今年は特に「信濃スイート」という種類が美味しいです。名前通り、甘くておいしいリンゴです。

この写真はふじりんごです。色付きは良いと思いましたが、農家さんに聞いたらふじの収穫は11月20日ごろから始まるそうです。そのころはふじの味が一番付くそうです。それまでに、黄色「しなのゴールド」や深い赤の「秋映え」、そして今年に特に美味しい「しなのスイート」を楽しめます。

A quick 5-minute drive from Togura Kamiyamada Onsen will bring you to Kamiyamada's apple orchard paradise. Yesterday I stopped again to visit one of the orchards. This year, the 'Shinano Sweet' variety is especially delicious. Just at the name says, it is sweet variety of apples.

This picture is of a fuji apple tree. The coloring looked good to me, but when I asked the farmer, he said they won't start picking the fujis until around November 20th. Apparently that's when their taste will be at its fullest. So until then, we can enjoy varieties like the yellow 'Shinano Gold', deep red 'Akibae' and, this year's star, 'Shinano Sweet'.

飛田さんのクラウン農園のHPはこちらClick here for Tobita-san's Crown Farm website.





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