A watermelon that costs US$750? Hong Kong’s most ridiculously priced fruits exposed

Sep 14 , 2019

City'super’s watermelons come in all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes and sizes.

Advances in farming have introduced a slew of new breeds and shapes of fruit, and it isn’t just the shapes that are mind boggling

Fruit forms a cornerstone of a healthy diet and is an everyday staple for billions of people around the world.

But, not all fruits are created equal. Not by any stretch.

Advances in farming have introduced a slew of new breeds and shapes of fruit, and it isn’t just the shapes that are mind boggling – they are also often much more expensive than you might imagine possible.

We took a quick trip around a Hong Kong supermarket to offer a sneaky snapshot of some of the most exorbitantly priced fruits we could find.

This pyramid watermelon costs HK$5,888. Seriously.

Would you believe that a watermelon can cost HK$5,888 – the equivalent of more than US$750? Well, that is the price of this Japanese pyramid watermelon at City’super in Causeway Bay.

Imported from Hokkaido, because of the difficulty of growing something like this – it takes years of practice to get the shape right, and special moulds or containers for it to grow in – the prices charged are often extreme.

A top view of the pyramid watermelon – get a good look at these prices.

Incidentally, you could buy a very good bottle of wine for much less than that. And we mean very good.