Kenzo Takeba picks a loquat out of his basket, unwraps it from its paper cover and expertly begins to peel off the delicate orange skin with his fingers.
He bites into the soft flesh, scoops out the chunky brown seeds with a flick of his thumb, then sips the juice from the hollow center before gobbling down the rest of the fruit.
"Delicious," he says, as he reaches into the basket for another one.