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Watermelon with faces

watermelon in the shape of a face
I have never understood the fascination that Japan has with molding and shaping fruits and vegetables. I can see how a square watermelon would make slicing and shaping easier, but would never be willing to pay extra for that particular convenience (especially since it has been found that making them grow square negatively effects the sweetness of the melon). Well now, they're taking it one step further, molding melons to look like faces. These things cost a mint and aren't designed for eating, they are supposed to be decorative. It seems to me that buying fruit as decoration isn't a particularly good investment.

Via Serious Eats

Filed under: Food Oddities, On the Blogs, Ingredients
Tags: asia, fruit, Japanese fruit, molded watermelon, MoldedWatermelon, oddities, PingMag, Serious Eats, watermelon

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Julie

7-29-2007 @2:44PM Julie said... It's clever and all but I believe we are suppose to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day....... not look at at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

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