$6,100 for a black watermelon
by friver ~ June 10th, 2008. Filed under: Strange & Funny News, Strange Environment News, Strange People News.
Do you like watermelon? Do you really like watermelon? The Japanese, they really like watermelon.
Take this 17-pound, black-skinned marvel of watermelon-ness. Last Friday, it fetched a record $6,100 at a market in Hokkaido. That comes out to around $360 a pound.
Why spend so much on the so-called “Densuke” watermelon? Because, says a spokesperson for the Tohma Agricultural Cooperative, it has a “different level of sweetness”.
Sweet, indeed.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
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