Iyokan
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
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| Species: | Citrus × iyo
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The iyokan (伊予柑 - Citrus × iyo), also known as anadomikan (穴門みかん) and Gokaku no Iyokan,[1] is a Japanese citrus fruit, similar in appearance to a mandarin orange, with Dancy as the pollen parent and Kaikokan as the seed parent.[2] It is the second most widely produced citrus fruit in Japan after the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu).[citation needed] Ehime Prefecture accounted for 90% of Iyokan production in 2021.[3]
Iyokan was discovered in 1886 in the orchard of Masamichi Nakamura, a resident of
Description
The peel is thicker than that of a
]There is a variation grown into a pentagon shape to promote good luck and to revive the popularity of the fruit,[6] also giving it another nickname, Gokaku no Iyokan, which translates into "Pentagonal Iyokan"[7] It is sometimes placed into fish feed to mask the fishy flavor.[8]
In Japan, the citrus can be seen during springtime as a seasonal KitKat flavor with messages of "good luck" to students studying for exams on each packet. The name "iyokan" is also a near-homophone for "good feeling" in Japanese, and is used as such in its marketing.[9]
See also
- Amanatsu
- Jabara (citrus)
- Tangor
- Yuukou
- Yuzu
References
- ^ "Japanese farmers create pentagon-shaped oranges". whatsonxiamen.com.
- PMID 27902727.
- ^ a b 伊予柑 (いよかん) 愛媛の地で育まれ“伊予”の名を冠した柑橘 (in Japanese). Ehime Prefecture. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ いよかん (in Japanese). Japan Agricultural Cooperatives, Mikkabi. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ehime Citrus fruits > Varieties of Ehime Citrus fruits > Iyokan". ehimemikan.asia. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "五角形伊予柑で合格めざす！ 「五格いよかん」 日土橘4Hクラブ". ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Pentagon Shaped Iyokan Citrus Fruits". Design You Trust. Design, Culture & Society. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "To tickle the taste buds, try farmed fish raised on local specialties". AJW by The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "受験生応援". 【公式】 ネスレ通販オンラインショップ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.