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Square watermelon from Japan. Square or cube watermelons are watermelons grown into the shape of a cube.Cube watermelons are commonly sold in Japan, where they are essentially ornamental and are often very expensive, with prices as high as US$200.The main reason for their price is the complex growing process.In the early stage of watermelon,it is put in a cubical mold to get the desired cube ...
Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during Chūgen (中元). [4] At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5 million. [5] In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in Amagasaki, bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.
Watermelon is a sweet, commonly consumed fruit of summer, usually as fresh slices, diced in mixed fruit salads, or as juice. [53] [54] Watermelon juice can be blended with other fruit juices or made into wine. [55] The seeds have a nutty flavor and can be dried and roasted, or ground into flour. [9]
These more expensive options are often grown in a special way (think: one fruit per tree, vertically-farmed, hand-picked) and/or shipped from all over the world, including Costa Rica, Vietnam and ...
Plus, if fruity marshmallow globs tickle your fancy, Peeps also features sour watermelon and sparkly wild berry flavors. Halloween gets spooky with skulls, ghosts, pumpkins, and monsters.
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The melon drop scam in the western world is similar to Pengci which originally targeted Japanese tourists due to the high price of watermelon in Japan. The scammer will bump or cause the mark to bump into them causing the scammer to drop a watermelon. The scammer may then receive upwards of $100 for "compensation". [4] [5]
In May, U.S. consumer prices rose by 5% over the year before, the highest annual rate of inflation in more than a dozen years. There are many contributing factors, but two stand out above the rest