The Yubari King is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small city close to Sapporo.The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's Spicy Cantaloupe. The hybrid's scientific name is Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naud. cv. Yubari King. 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. Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during Chūgen .At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5 million. In 2016, Kon...
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