Fruit

Delaware grape

デラウェア　でらうぇあ

Also known asbudo, budou

At its best in Jun, Jul, Aug

Delaware grape (delaware), Japanese fruit — Delaware grape (budo) is at its best in Jun, Jul, Aug. It is in the market from May to Sep.

When it is at its best

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

In seasonAvailable

How to cook

Delaware grape: Eaten fresh — Eaten fresh

Hold the stem and press the fruit into the mouth; seedless with a thin skin.

Delaware grape: Frozen — Frozen

Frozen, it eats like a sorbet.

Delaware grape: Tart — Tart

Small enough to lay closely over a pastry.

How to choose

Evenly sized berries with a uniform white bloom, on a thick green stem.

Storage

Bag unwashed and refrigerate. Keep the bunch intact and cut off only what you will eat.

Main areas

Yamagata
Yamanashi
Osaka
Shimane

Good to know

An American variety brought to Japan in the Meiji era. The gibberellin treatment that makes it seedless was established in Japan and became the basis for seedless grape growing thereafter. Small but high in sugar, and among the earliest to reach the market.

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