dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSquare watermelonen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down12
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minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months ago In 2001, square watermelons sold for ¥10,000 in Japan (about US$83), two to three times the price of regular watermelons Excuse me what?
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoLuxury fruit are a thing in Japan
minus-squareblargerer@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoMelons in Japan are way more expensive, but also like, way more flavourful.
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThese are literally inedible.
minus-squareblargerer@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThat doesn’t explain the ~30 dollar cost of a regular watermelon in 2001.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThe watermelons are folded over a thousand times.
Excuse me what?
Luxury fruit are a thing in Japan
Melons in Japan are way more expensive, but also like, way more flavourful.
These are literally inedible.
That doesn’t explain the ~30 dollar cost of a regular watermelon in 2001.
The watermelons are folded over a thousand times.