Speaking of representative of summer "long-eared fruit"? Many people will answer this question as "melon". In the Showa cartoons and animations, the scene of “Today's snack is a luxury melon!” Was also seen in a rich house. There is a rumor that "Cucumber + honey = melon taste", and there are those who have tried it believing it! Nowadays, there are not many people who associate it with "melon as a gift of high-quality gift" Hm?

This time, we deliver the topic of melons with such a little slick image. Since when are they so much fruity? What kind of kind is there? With various trivia, it approaches the charm of melon.

For a long time in Japan, "Makuwauri", a cucurbitaceous cucumber genus that is the same as melon, was eaten. That's the picture above. It is yellowish-shaped and has a light texture in the flesh. Although it is a kind of melon, there is a slight difference from the so-called melon that we imagine.

The melons that are often found at storefronts are from Europe during the Meiji period. A variety of varieties were transmitted, and it was called "Tenka". In the Taisho period, "mask melon" was also introduced. By the way, it seems that "Mask" is correctly "Musk". It is thought that it was the name of the melon because of its fragrant melon, but it seems that Japanese people at that time were mistaken.

So why is "melon = high-class image"? The answer was in production efficiency. For example, in the case of greenhouse-grown muskmelon, which is synonymous with high-grade melon, only one fruit can be harvested from a single seedling. If it is grown without thinning out many fruits, it will not grow into a big sweet melon. In addition, because it is weak to temperature changes, it is nurtured over time.

Along with such a sense of luxury, a mellow aroma, fresh flesh and rich sweetness, completely captivate the Japanese! Melon soda and melon bread are anything from Japan.

Neither bread nor soda contains melon juice or flesh, and the name "melon bread" has patterns such as "from the appearance similar to the mesh of melon", "because meringue is pronounced melon" . However, both bread and soda are familiar with the name "melon" without any discomfort now. Behind that, surely there is a longing for sweet and delicious melon. Furthermore, Japan was the first to produce melon liqueur in the world. Drowning power to melon of Japanese, terrifying ...!

As you know, there are many melons in circulation nowadays as breed improvements progress. Broadly speaking, there are "net" and "no net" systems with mesh. At the beginning of the article I talked about "mask melon", but "mask melon" is not a breed name but is a generic term for net melons that came from Europe.

また果肉の色では、グリーンの「青肉」、オレンジ色の「赤肉」、「白肉」の3種類に分類されています。白肉メロンの特徴は、先に話題にのぼった「マクワウリ」に似ているそう。青肉メロンは、強い甘み＆さっぱりとした香り・後味がウリ。ネット系青肉メロンの代表格には、「アールスフェボリット」「アンデス」などがあります。

On the other hand, the red meat melon has a gorgeous sweetness & mellow and good sweetness! One of the famous varieties of net-based red meat melon is "Yuhari Melon (official name: Yubari King)". Others include "Rupiah Red", "Quincy" and "Renon".

Regardless of the color of the flesh, check the mesh when selecting a net-based melon at the storefront. It is recommended to choose the one that the mesh is finely and uniformly and firmly raised.

余談ですが、「アンデス」の品種名はアンデス山脈が由来……ではアリマセン。手頃なメロンのため、“（栽培も価格も）安心です”を略して付けられたとか。同じく、ユニークな品種名には「イバラキング」（ネット系青肉）なるものも。茨城県が10年以上かけて生み出したため、この名になったようです。メロンと言うと北海道を思い浮かべる人も多いと思いますが、実は全国随一のメロン生産地は茨城県。次いで北海道、熊本県となっています。

The melon that has come to be cheaper than before has been advanced by cultivation technology and breed improvement. But after all, it is a fruit that has an impressive image. Chill the ripe melon in the refrigerator, spoon over the flesh filled with juice and enjoy the mellow texture and sweetness ...... It is surely that both children and adults have the same hat to fall in such summer snack time!

ということで生まれたのが、メロン×ソフトクリーム味のドリンク『贅沢バニラミルク メロンミックス』です。

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"【Sweets】Zeitaku vanilla milk』First appeared in 2016. As soon as it was released, we collected topics such as "Taste like a soft cream!" That should be it,"【Sweets】Zeitaku vanilla milkこ だ わ り is a milky drink that uses milk from Hokkaido with a focus on milky.

After 2017, "Ichigo Mix", "Kanto · Tochigi Lemon (so-called" lemon milk ")", etc., often appear with different tastes. Earning fans one after another, now, "acureIt is an ace of popular drink sweets drink. only this"【Sweets】Zeitaku vanilla milk] The series has been hit, seems to be influenced by the popularity of the soft cream itself that has created a boom over time!

みなさん、夏休みの思い出に、観光地でソフトクリームを食べたシーンが……ありませんか？　ソフトクリームもまた、夏に似合う“憧れおやつ”のひとつと言えそうです。

As a child, there are many who have delusioned that "If you grow up, let's eat a lot of favorite snacks!" But in fact, soft cream and melon are always something you can eat and there is no chance ... surprisingly.

That's why this summer's【Sweets】Zeitaku vanilla milk", A little special snack", focusing on soft cream and red meat melon, using the fruit juice to realistic taste!

This summer,【Sweets】Zeitaku vanilla milk Melon Mix is familiar ＜ekinaka＞ We look forward to hearing from you. Please be proud of the sweetness unique to rich milk × red meat melon juice to yourself of those days when you thought that melons are more expensive and soft cream = sweets for sightseeing.

※ From Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2016 crop statistics

References:
"Illustration of a large pictorial book of fruits" (Mynavi Publishing), "Convenience book of fruits" (Takahashi Shoten)

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