📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR)
- 🌍 Origin: An old heirloom variety originating from Japan. It is also widely known among collectors as Barlow Japanese. One of the strains reviewed here was sourced via a seed swap from Slovenia.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Features beautiful Potato Leaf (PL) foliage.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, oblate (flat-round) pink beefsteaks. The flesh is pink with a beautiful deep raspberry/crimson center. It has a thin skin and a classic meaty beefsteak texture.
- 👅 Flavor: Reviews on taste are highly contrasting! Some growers describe it as an absolute delicacy—juicy, harmonious, with a refreshing aftertaste. Others found it completely bland with weak acidity and no sweetness. This suggests the flavor profile is highly dependent on local soil, climate, or seasonal weather conditions.
- ⏳ Yield & Climate: Generally produces an average yield. A great choice for fresh eating, slicing, and salads.
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An indeterminate, mid-season salad variety. The leaf is potato-type (PL). The fruits are large pink beefsteaks; the flesh is pink with a crimson/raspberry center. The variety is also known as Barlow Japanese.
The yield was average. I didn’t like the taste — it was bland, with a weak acidity, and not even a hint of sweetness.
A true delicacy! The skin of the fruit is thin, the flesh is beefsteak-type, juicy, with a harmonious flavor and a refreshing note in the aftertaste. It is very attractive for market sales.
An old mid-season variety from Japan, indeterminate, potato leaf. The fruits are pink, oblate (flat-round), and large — perfect for salads. The seeds were obtained through a swap from Slovenia.
