100% blueberry juice from Yamanashi Prefecture

Last Saturday, I got some food other then cherries from my mother. She had a special present for me; a bottle of 100% blueberry juice. I stare at my computer every day at work, and blueberries are said to be good for the eyes.

In Northern Europe, they have blueberry soup that I like very much. Blueberries are cultivated also in Japan, but they are rather expensive. The juice I got is produced in Yamanashi Prefecture where one half of Mr. Fuji is located (the other half is located in Shizuoka Prefecture). It is a mountainous prefecture famous for its grapes. They cultivate also peaches, cherries, strawberries, and blueberries, and tourists can participate in their picking.

My mother told me to drink 50 ml of juice at a time. Though the label says that sugar is added, it was much sweeter than I expected. I thought I’d better to make some desserts with it.