A record price was achieved by a black watermelon sold today at an auction in Japan. This fruit must have an unusual taste. Watermelon, which weighs over 7 Kg, belongs to the variety ”Densuke”, grown only on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is covered with a characteristic shell of a deep black color. A trader put it up for auction on Friday, dealing with the sale of fish and seafood on a daily basis. According to the local news agency Kyodo, the man wanted to support local agriculture in this way. In Japan, watermelons and melons are considered luxury products. They are usually presented as gifts. Last month, a couple of melons of the variety ”Yubari” sold for an even higher amount 23,5 thousand. dollars. For a watermelon ”Densuke” paid 6,1 thousand. dollars. Usually, watermelons of this variety cost in supermarkets ”just” 188 do 283 dollars. How is record-breaking watermelon different from those commonly available in stores?? Extraordinary, black husk and flavor, which cannot be compared with anything else. – It is, of course, a watermelon, but it is not like the others – Kazuyoshi Ohira explains, spokesman for an agricultural company in Hokkaido.
The most expensive watermelon in the world
