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Pour yourself a glass of wine (after midday, we're all responsible drinkers after all) – it's Friday!
Did you know that the world's most expensive watermelon* was sold at an auction for over USD $6000?
From MSNBC (June 6, 2008):
A black jumbo watermelon auctioned in northern Japan fetched a record $6,100 Friday, making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country — and possibly the world.
The 17-pound premium "Densuke" watermelon, grown only on the northern island of Hokkaido, was purchased by a marine products dealer who said he wanted to support local agriculture, according to Kyodo News agency.
The Densuke watermelons are generally expensive little buggers, retailing at around USD $250 each; however this one is apparently one of the 65 melons from the year's first harvest. But seriously, $6000? the articles goes on to explain:
And what makes a watermelon worth $200, much less $6,000?
Its unusual black skin, Ohira said. Inside, the watermelon is crisp and hard. And, he says, it has unparalleled taste.
"It's a watermelon, but it's not the same," he said. "It has a different level of sweetness."
* The watermelon is actually only likely to be the world's most expensive - when the Guinness World's Records Tokyo office was contacted, the spokesperson said that they do not keep any records of watermelon prices.
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