山梨県·特産品
Koro-gaki (Dried Persimmons)
Take a bite of the fruit shining in an amber hue. After a plump texture, the concentrated natural sweetness spreads gently through your mouth. Koro-gaki (Korogaki) are large dried persimmons produced in Koshu City and Minami-Alps City. The raw material, Koshu Hyakumomeki, is an impressive fruit weighing approximately 375 grams each. The name is said to originate from the practice of rolling ('koro-koro') the peeled persimmons while drying them so that the sun hits them evenly. It is also said that Takeda Shingen encouraged the making of dried persimmons as field rations, and they became tribute items during the Edo period. In late autumn, the eaves of houses in Matsuri-no-sato are dyed with an orange curtain. It is a prideful taste of Koshu that heralds the arrival of winter.
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