1. Yubari King melon - Japan
Also known as the Yubari Emperor Melon, the only type of melon grown and harvested in Japan and similar to melon, its shape is extremely beautiful and its taste is incredibly sweet. However, with the changing environment and earth's climate, this melon variety is being preserved quite seriously. Yubari melons were only eaten by the aristocracy and upper class, but the common people rarely touched this melon. However, that was just a thing of the past, but nowadays, with only 26,000 USD you can buy a delicious fruit.
Yubari King is a stone melon (or cantaloupe), a cross between Earl's Favorite and Burpee's Spicy. Yubari is an ideal place to grow melons due to its mountainous environment, with rich volcanic soil and heavy rainfall. Melons are grown according to specific criteria, ensuring high sweetness, even round shape, beautiful skin, and decorative stems. Each melon takes 100 days to grow and is covered with special paper hats to protect them from the sun. When they are ready to harvest, the inspection process is rigorous. Farmers gently tap the fruit to hear the low, deep sound. The peel is inspected for perfect mesh, and the fruits are inspected for their distinctive aroma.
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