dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoSquare watermelonen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up193 cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up193external-linkSquare watermelonen.wikipedia.orgdantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilink cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 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-up10·11 months agoLuxury fruit are a thing in Japan
minus-squareblargerer@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoMelons in Japan are way more expensive, but also like, way more flavourful.
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoThese are literally inedible.
minus-squareblargerer@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoThat doesn’t explain the ~30 dollar cost of a regular watermelon in 2001.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 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.