Lotte Department Store Exclusively Sells Korea's Only 'Bless Apple' Tree

Lotte Department Store announced on the 7th that starting from the 8th, it will showcase a special apple that exists as only one tree in Korea.

This apple is called the "Bless Apple," symbolizing a blessing bestowed by the gods. It is a Fuji variety that can be harvested two months earlier than the conventional Fuji apples. This year, after long efforts in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, they succeeded in cultivating a single Fuji apple tree.

A model is promoting Bless apples at the food hall on the basement first floor of the main store.
[Photo by Lotte Department Store]

The Bless Apple is available exclusively at the Lotte Department Store main branch. In the food hall on the basement first floor of the main branch, about 70 carefully selected Bless Apples will be showcased exclusively.

The Lotte Department Store produce buyer, who travels nationwide in search of unique and new fruit varieties, immediately rushed to the production site upon hearing about the Bless Apple and successfully secured an exclusive supply. Notably, the Bless Apple is delivered directly from the production site to the Lotte Department Store main branch without passing through wholesale markets, ensuring fresher quality.

Lotte Department Store has also prepared a variety of premium fruit gift sets. Considering that more than half of all fruit gift sets include Shine Muscat grapes, great care has been taken to enhance the quality of Shine Muscat.

For example, the "Kim Jin-su Master Shine Muscat," included in the highest-end "Prestige" line of Lotte Department Store’s holiday gift sets, is offered via direct shipment from the production site after over six months of persuasion. Master Kim Jin-su is a nationally certified Shine Muscat expert, known for maximizing the flavor of Shine Muscat grapes, which are characterized by high sugar content, soft skin, and a crisp texture that allows them to be eaten with the skin on.

Lee Jung-won, buyer of the Produce & Vegetable Team at Lotte Department Store, stated, “Our goal is to create a ‘fruit luxury hall’ at Lotte Department Store by carefully selecting and introducing unique varieties that will shake up the produce industry, like the Bless Apple.”

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