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Product Summary (Registration No.120)

Registration No.120 ところピンクにんにく

Registered name (Transcription) : ところピンクにんにくTokoro Pink Ninniku),TOKORO PINK GARLIC
Reference information : Tokoro Pink Garlic
Tokoro Pink Ninniku Photo

Category of product

Class 1 : Products of Agricultural Origin (Garlic

Production Area

Hokkaido Prefecture Tokoro Town Kitami City

Registered Group

Tokorocho Agricultural Cooperative

Characteristics

A garlic with pink outer skin, Tokoro Pink Garlic is rich in the intrinsic taste and flavor of garlic, and very pungent when eaten raw.
Tokoro Pink Garlic is rated as being superior to garlic produced elsewhere. It is even employed as a pharmaceutical ingredient due to its rich content of medicinally beneficial substances.

Link with the Production Area

Areas producing this vegetable are located along the coastlines of the Sea of Okhotsk, characterized by an inland climate with harsh winters, drift ice, and dry soil due to strong wind.
Growing under these hostile natural conditions and environmental stress contributes to the excellent quality of Tokoro Pink Garlic.

Contact

Intellectual Property Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8950, Japan
Tel: +81-3-6744-2062