【製品名（商品名）】
豊橋なんぶとうがん
【種類】
Benincasa hispida
【生産地】
愛知県豊橋市（JAとよはし なんぶ琉球冬瓜同好会）
【名前の由来】
The theory that it is harvested in autumn and can be preserved until winter, and that it is ripe at room temperature over winter is predominant. Via China, the Chinese word “winter gourd” is read aloud “Tuguwa” and the accent is “Togan”. “Toyohashi Nanbu benincasa hispida” refers to wax gourd produced by coloring the whole fruit and setting strict selection criteria with an emphasis on appearance.
【主な特徴】
On March 28, 2022, JA Toyohashi of Toyohashi City held the “Jumbo Eggplant Contest” for the first time to compete for the weight and thickness of eggplants by variety and department in order to boost the cultivation of special eggplants. In the weight category, 615 grams of eggplant, which is equivalent to the usual five eggplants cultivated by Mrs. Suzuki, has won the championship. Kansuke Hakuto Peach (Wase Peach, which was registered as a variety in 1981 because of the branch of Aichi Hakuto Peach. It is slightly larger than “Aichi Hakuto Peach”, the skin is well colored, and the flesh is juicy and sweet. , And sold as “Kansuke peach”) and other peach producing areas, the shipment of wase varieties has started in the northern part of Toyohashi city. It is blessed with good weather this season, but it rains moderately, and it seems that the fruits are big and sweet. On June 22, 2022, the current chairman of the JA Toyohashi Peach Subcommittee, who harvested “Misaka Hakuto Peach”, said, “It’s plump and big, and the sugar content is 12 to 13 degrees, which is sweet and delicious. Say he’s talking proudly. Under the slogan of “making delicious peaches,” the group members are actively exchanging information with each other through cultivation classes, etc., and are working to improve cultivation techniques. It is expected to ship about 5,000 cases (5 kg per case) this season, and is scheduled to be shipped to Aichi prefecture, mainly in Nagoya. In Toyohashi City, you can buy peaches that have just been shipped at the direct sales office “Fruit Shop Yume-Sai Hall” attached to JA Toyohashi’s general collection and shipping area in Ishimakihon Town. It is very popular. It seems that the shipping time is until the beginning of August. Kansuke Yamamoto was born in August 1500 in Kamo Village, Mikawa (currently Kamo Town, Toyohashi City). At the age of 25, he climbed Mt. Koya in Kishu, incubated at Marishitendo, and then toured the countries. His journey covers a wide range of areas such as Shikoku, Sanyo, Sanin, Kyushu, Osaka, Kyoto, and Sakai. It is said that he became a vassal of Mouri and Amako at one time (the truth is unknown). The officer to Shingen of Kai’s tiger is estimated to be around 1543. He became a samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers with a tipend 100 presence and orderly 25 people due to the Suwa attack from 1542 to 1544, but after various achievements, he later became a samurai general (esp. During the Sengoku) with 500 presences. You have been promoted to period). A Sengoku warrior who survived until October 18, 1561. It originated in India today and is cultivated in China around the 5th and 6th centuries. It was introduced to Japan around the 8th century. It was introduced to Europe in the 13th century and in North America in the 16th century, and it seems that it was not as important as other vegetables. Is it from a beautiful outline? In the Edo period, the technology to make the first eggplant in a little bit started. It seems that the shogunate issued a ban because it was bought and sold at such a high price. When it was introduced to Japan, it was called Kunlun Purple Gourd (Indian Purple Gourd). Cultivation begins under the name “Rangoku Eggplant” in the Shosoin document of the Nara period. It seems that it has reached the present with a semi-forced pry that it is converted from good taste in summer to “make” and “live” and is auspicious. The harvest time and season are from July to October. The decisive difference from the eggplants on the market is the green stems and calyx. It is a place where there are few seeds, the flesh is tight, and it does not easily crumble. It seems that there are 180 varieties of eggplant in Japan, probably because it has been cultivated in Japan for a long time. By the way, it is said that there are more than 1000 varieties in the world. In addition, all members of the JA Toyohashi Eggplant Subcommittee have been certified as “environmentally friendly farmer (as recognized by law)” by the prefecture, and are working hard to cultivate safe and secure eggplants. Procedures for farmers to use the Eco Agricultural Products Mark: As an eco-farmer, certified by the prefecture, Create an “eco-agricultural product mark use permission application” and submit it to the Agriculture and Forestry General Office. It seems that the application form is also available for printing from the website and for the Agriculture and Forestry General Office. Procedures for farmers’ groups to use the Eco Agricultural Products Mark: As an eco-agricultural promotion group, it is certified by the prefecture. Next, prepare an “eco-agriculture promotion group certification application” and submit it to the Agriculture and Forestry General Office. It seems that the application form is also available for printing from the website and for the Agriculture and Forestry General Office. Procedures for distributors to use the Eco Agricultural Products Mark: Create an “Eco Agricultural Products Mark Use Permission Application” and submit it to the Prefectural Production and Distribution Division. The application form is printed from the homepage and is also available at the Prefectural Production and Distribution Division. Mark creation after receiving permission to use the eco-agricultural product mark: Farmers and eco-agricultural promotion organizations or distributors who have received permission to use the eco-agricultural product mark create their own marks. In order to maintain the uniformity of the mark design and color, the prefecture distributes the design sheet free of charge along with the license. Obligations of those who have been licensed to use the Eco Agricultural Products Mark: Those who have been licensed to use the Eco Agricultural Products Mark must: Creation and storage of related documents such as signboard installation in fields or sales facilities, production / shipment records, subdivision records, and mark management records. “Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture”, Born on August 1, 1906 as the 62nd city in Japan（Futagawa-juku Station (Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)）. Although it is a region, the east borders Shizuoka Prefecture with the Yumihari Mountains as the border. Facing the Pacific Ocean to the south and Mikawa Bay to the west, it is blessed with abundant nature and a warm climate. The center is dotted with facilities such as the city hall, yoshida（Fumonji Temple (Toyohashi City) (Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture): Yoshida Shichifukujin）castle, and art museum. It seems that the shopping district is developing around Toyohashi Station. A tram (city tram) runs from the station front to the eastern part of the city, and is popular as a means for citizens. In the eastern part, Imou Bog, known as small Oze in the Tokai region, is located in the eastern hills. In the south, the farmland cultivated during postwar days bears abundant vegetables and boasts the highest agricultural output (gross agricultural production) in Japan. The Omotehama coast, which faces the Pacific Ocean, is known as the spawning ground for loggerheads（Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758): Widely distributed in the world ocean. The coastlines of Japan’s Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa are attracting attention as the only spawning grounds in the North Pacific Ocean. The body color is brown on the back, pale yellow on the abdomen, and the head is large.）. Mt. Ishimaki rises in the north, and many are hilly areas. A region where fruit trees such as jiro persimmon, which is famous for “Ishimaki”, strawberries, peaches, and grapes are cultivated. Beautiful flower irises（Acorus calamus var. angustatus: sweet flag）bloom in early summer at the northernmost tip. January 4: Toyohashi Flower Festival (Toyohashi City). Aichi Prefecture’s cabbage production in 2016 was the second highest in Japan. Above all, the area from Toyohashi City to Atsumi Peninsula is positioned as a major production area. Efforts of Mr. Koshiro Sugiura, who was the head of the vegetable shipping union in Takashi Village, Atsumi District (currently Toyohashi City) in 1930. Thanks to his efforts, the excellent variety “Koshi Kanran（Cabbage）” was born. After that, it will gradually be cultivated in neighboring Okubo, Tahara Town and Akabane Town. It is said that this area has become a production area that supplies large consumption areas in the east and west. In 1966, winter cabbage became a designated production area of the country, and actively worked on improving cultivation techniques. In 1968, Toyogawa irrigation water was introduced, and the production volume increased dramatically. It grows well in warm and abundant sunshine, and is characterized by good taste and freshness. The cultivated area at that time was about 1100 ha in the fall and winter, and about 500 ha in the spring and summer. Expansion of scale and anniversary of cultivation progress, acreage is on the rise. It is roughly divided into four types according to the time of year, and the main products are winter (cold ball) and gold sour (spring type), which are shipped in the fall and winter. In winter, the leaves are flat with few wrinkles, and the leaves are hard and chewy. It is used for cooking because it does not easily crumble even when cooked. Gold sour (named in Toyohashi: spring) is often used for raw food such as julienne because the leaves are wrinkled and round in shape and the leaves are soft. In recent years, sorghum（green manure: High production is expected and germination is good. Moreover, the seed price is cheaper than Crotalaria（Juncea）. It tends to be relatively easy to use because it is relatively responsive to the acidity of the soil.）has been used to improve drainage and fertility. It’s said that there is a border in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, that divides the two different ways of cooking sukiyaki between the Kanto and Kansai regions. 国指定 : 重要文化財 – 東観音寺多宝塔（Myoshin-ji School of the Rinzai Sect -行基） – 小松原-1907年5月27, 豊橋ハリストス正教会 聖使徒福音記者マトフェイ聖堂 – 八町通-2008年6月9日, 豊橋公会堂 – 1998年9月2日, etc. A long time ago, Ushikawa people（Pleistocene）lived 50,000 to 80,000 years ago. May 1957 at the limestone quarry in Ushikawa town -Discovered some of the human humerus. It is considered to be the oldest fossil hominid found in Japan.In the 600s, the “穂” country changed to Mikawa. “Perilla”, It is an annual plant of Lamiaceae and resembles Green shiso; Japanese basil. Perfect for health, the Jomon people were processed into cookies. “Kuruma shrine tumulus（Ueta Town）” : Prefectural designation (registration) 1959, Kofun period : CAR shrine, A 42 m-long front-rear burial mound located on the river terrace along the left bank of the Umeda River in the southern part of the city. In September 1885, when the rear circle was flattened for the renovation of the main shrine, three copper bell apricot leaves, one glass magatama, 33 jasper tube balls, one iron sword, and one Sue pottery bottle were found. It is estimated that the main body of the mound where the relics were excavated is a horizontal hole type stone chamber, but the details are unknown because the main shrine is built on the flattened surface. Of the excavated items, two of the harness decorations, Suzu Kyouha, are complete products, one is crushed but the bell part remains, and all three are three bells with bells on the tip and both sides. It seems that you can see that it was an apricot leaf. This Suzu Kyouha is rarely excavated and is the only obvious example of an excavated tumulus in the prefecture. It is a relatively old harness and is chronologically edited from the latter half of the 5th century to the first half of the 6th century even in the latter part of the Kofun period. In addition, glass magatama is also rare and has a red color. Since these have been stored at the car shrine without being dissipated from the time they were excavated, they are designated collectively. The front part of the mound remains well, the front part is 14 m wide, 24 m long, 2.8 m high, and the diameter of the rear circle is 18 m. “Ueda Town” : Our association consists of a total of 28 members and 10 designated suppliers, centered on Higashi Mikawa, in the Toyohashi area (15 people), the Toyokawa area (1 person), the Atsumi area (9 people), and outside the area (3 people). In addition, all of us members who handle agricultural products in the production area will provide information on consumers’ understanding of food and the safety and security of food. And we are making efforts to ensure a stable supply of fresh local vegetables and fruits that we love. Tower of Peac: In memory of the war dead and the victims of air raids who believed in the victory and prosperity of their homeland and dedicated their precious lives, praying for permanent peace in the world, and praying for peace so as not to repeat the tragedy of the war again, 1965 As a project to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of the war in September, the Toyohashi City Peace Tower Construction Support Group was organized and built with the cooperation of the general public. Dōngguā : It is a one-year herbaceous（annual grass）plant native to Southeast Asia and has been cultivated for a long time since it came to Japan during the Nara period. Low in calories, ideal for dieting. While immature, downy hair grows all over. The downy hair disappears as it ripens, and when it is fully ripe, the whole is blooming and tends to become whitish. The seeds are dried and used as a crude drug, the Chinese herbal medicine “Wax gourd”, which can be expected to have a pus draining effect. Produced at “JA Toyohashi Southern Ryukyu Winter Gourd Club” – National top class quality control: Winter melon “Toyohashi Nanbu Togan”. In Toyohashi City, 35 years ago, in 1987, the “Southern Ryukyu Winter Gourd Club” was established, and it seems that 25 people are currently cultivating 12 hectares and shipping 950 tons annually. It seems that it is carefully grown by sticking to the appearance such as color and shape by the method of greenhouse and tunnel open field cultivation. It is produced by coloring the whole fruit and setting strict selection criteria with an emphasis on appearance. We will continue to meet consumer needs for safety and security in order to gain the trust and reputation of the production area. Toyohashi Nanbu Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) (1) Registration No. 116 (2) Registration Date March 2, 4th (3) Registered Producer Group Toyohashi Agricultural Cooperative (4) Producing Area Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture (5) Characteristics, It is temporarily stored after harvesting, and it seems that winter melons with less uneven coloring and a glossy and vivid appearance have been shipped for a long time. It occupies about 60% in Aichi prefecture, which is the second largest production volume in Japan, and is highly evaluated for its low scratches and low loss when selling cuts. There is. (6) Connection with the region It is cultivated by taking advantage of the warm climate and the abundant water from the Toyokawa irrigation water. We hold eye-catching meetings several times a year according to the growing conditions, standardize cultivation techniques, and thoroughly enforce strict shipping standards. At present, there are two GI registered products in the prefecture, “Premium Miso paste”, and Toyohashi Nanbu Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) is the only agricultural product. Last but not least, the winter melon produced in Aichi Prefecture has the second largest share of nationwide shipments. Among them, “Toyohashi Nanbu Togan” produced in Toyohashi City is an original variety of the club by selecting individuals suitable for shape, meat quality and Toyohashi from the varieties cultivated in Okinawa. Characterized by an elongated round egg shape, the flesh is thick, and it seems that there are many inquiries from the food service industry, including Yokohama Chinatown, which everyone loves.
Aichi Prefecture, which supports Japanese agriculture, accounts for more than 20% of the nationwide shipment volume, boasting the second largest shipment volume in Japan. It seems that they are mainly cultivating “Ryukyu seeds” with stable quality. In the southern part of Higashi-Mikawa, the focus is on greenhouses, growing in plastic tunnels. Cushioning material is laid so that it does not touch the ground, and the balls are turned regularly to prevent uneven coloring. After harvesting, the balls are polished to a lustrous finish before being shipped. Winter melon is native to tropical Asia and is cultivated in the temperate and tropical regions of Asia. It is a traditional vegetable with a history that is said to have been introduced to Japan in the 5th century. Although it is in season in the middle of summer, it is eaten every year until winter.
The winter melons produced by the JA Toyohashi Nanbu Ryukyu Winter Melon Club are branded as “Toyohashi Nanbu Togan” and boast top-class quality in Japan. “Toyohashi Nanbu Togan” seems to be produced every day under strict selection criteria that emphasize the appearance of the whole fruit. It was registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) on March 2, 2022, and is a product recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In the future, in order to gain trust and reputation as a production area, it seems that it is aiming to continue the winter melon production area, which is said to be “Japan’s best quality”, by responding to consumer needs for safety and security. It seems that this year’s work was the best, so I would like you to have a chance to eat it. Cultivation of Ryukyu Togan in Toyohashi City seems to have started around 1983, when seeds were ordered from Okinawa. At first, the cultivation started with just a few people, but now 24 producers are working hard every day to produce excellent agricultural products. In addition, all of them are certified as eco-farmers, and they are working on environmentally friendly cultivation throughout the production area.
In 2022, the sunshine hours in May and June were long, so it seems that the colors and shapes were excellent. The shipping work will continue until the end of September, and JA Toyohashi plans to ship about 900 tons to the Kanto and Kansai markets. In addition, it seems that the harvested winter melons will be stored in a greenhouse and shipped in order to ensure stable shipments over the long period from late May to late November.
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