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The flowers, white and about 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter, usually bloom in April. The fruit, which appear around July, weigh about 25–60 g (0.88–2.12 oz). Unripe, the skin is a dark green, which becomes yellow during ripening. The fruits have a very low sugar content and are very sour in September, but gradually become sweeter as they ripen. [1]
Tachibana Unshū Iyokan Dekopon (Hallabong, Sumo Citrus). Japanese citrus fruits were first mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki, compiled in the 700s, and the Man'yōshū and Kokin Wakashū, poetry anthologies compiled in the 700s and 900s, mention the Tachibana orange as a subject of waka poetry and describe its use as a medicinal, ornamental, and incense plant.
The market is located on the near southwest side of Chicago, just north of the South Branch of the Chicago River, between Chicago's Pilsen and McKinley Park neighborhoods. It consists of a single building on a 26-acre (110,000 m 2) site. There are two entrances: one from the west on Damen Avenue, and one from the north near Blue Island Avenue.
Since the 1830s, when Chicago enjoyed a brief period of importance as a local milling center for spring wheat, the city has long been a center for the conversion of raw farm products into edible goods. [2] Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to firms in other areas of the food processing industry, including cereals, baked goods, and ...
Sudachi (Citrus sudachi; Japanese: スダチ or 酢 橘) is a small, round, green citrus fruit of Japanese origin that is a specialty of Tokushima Prefecture in Japan. Harvested before it fully ripens to yellow, it is tart and not eaten as a table fruit but used to flavor sauces and marinades, desserts, and drinks in place of lemon or lime.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture was created in the 1860s. By the 1890s, the USDA was beginning to become involved in livestock inspections. [5] In 1905, the U.S. government had a call to action when Upton Sinclair polemic [6] against unsanitary working conditions at the expansive Chicago stockyards was published as a magazine serial.
The Mail Order House building is now home to restaurants, [9] the Big Ten Network, [10] Wrigley, Echo Global Logistics, David Barton Gym, [11] Allyu Spa, Groupon, [12] Kingsbury Yacht Club boat slips, InnerWorkings, Uptake, Dyson Inc., and 298 luxury condominiums. Bankers Life & Casualty's Chicago offices were also located here for several ...
A portion of the district (named the Fulton-Randolph Market District) was granted Landmark District status by the City of Chicago in 2015. [2] [3] [4] The landmarked portion of the district is around 74 acres in size. [4] It is served by the CTA's Green and Pink Lines at the Morgan 'L' station, as well as several bus routes. It borders the ...