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Journeys in Japan - Season 1 - Minabe, Wakayama: Town of Forests and Orchards
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Title: Journeys in Japan
Season: 1
Episode: 17
Runtime: 28m
Overview: On this edition of journeys in japan, JJ visits Minabe, Wakayama Pref., whose products are an essential part of Japanese food culture. Minabe produces more ume fruit than anywhere else in Japan - 30,000 tons every year. The type of ume grown in the area is called Nanko-ume. They are particularly large and flavorful, and are considered the highest quality in Japan. Most of the fruit harvested is pickled to make umeboshi, one of Japan's most distinctive foods. (Excerpt)
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