Comments on: Suntan Apples

By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:04:48 +0000

Woops, I made a mistake !

Suntan Apples (Fuji) were 2800 Yen / 3 Kilos(Not 5 Kilos) = 11 Apples.

That makes, one Suntan Apple costs 255 Yen (about 2.50 US Dollar or 1.60 Euro). That’s not cheap.

By: Marie Mockett

Marie Mockett — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:40:32 +0000

Thanks for the extra information, everyone!

By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:08:13 +0000

After I had seen how to make“ Suntan Apples “, I scanned about the average price of Fuji Apples.

Suntan Apples (Fuji) : 2800 Yen / 5 Kilos
Ordinary Fuji Apples : 2600 Yen / 5 Kilos

So, you cannot say Suntan Apples are expensive.

By: hai.kuoriti

hai.kuoriti — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:10:30 +0000

Wait…this page seems to explain how “suntan apples” are processed.

http://caloria.co.jp/tugaruringo/pass_pictapple/index.html

By: hai.kuoriti

hai.kuoriti — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:02:05 +0000

And in Japanese these are called…what?

By: Marie Mockett

Marie Mockett — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:41:55 +0000

You know, I don’t know. After I posted last time, I remembered that the first apples I ever saw were in Takayama. But it seems that they get more elaborate the practice more widespread over time.

By: laurel

laurel — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:24:11 +0000

How much do these cost?
They are very pretty…

By: Marie Mockett

Marie Mockett — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:52:33 +0000

I first saw them in the north where the apples are raised. But I seem to remember seeing some in Tokyo as well. I have more photos but was struggling with the image load function, so this is all I could put up.

By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:46:00 +0000

It’s very first time for me to see them. It reads 寿 ( which means congratulation ) on the apples. And then crane and tortoise. We say in Japanese, crane lives 1,000 years and tortoise lives 10,000 years.