Expensive Palate

Watermelon ($7,742 )

A black jumbo watermelon produced in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido is on sale for 630,000 yen (US$ 7,742)  at Tokyo's Isetan department store. The 24-pounder (11 kilograms) premium Densuke is the biggest among the first of 65 sold as part of the season's harvest and another Densuke that weighs 17-pound (8-kilogram) has fetched a record 650,000 yen (US$7,988), making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the ... more 

Watermelon ($7,742 )

A black jumbo watermelon produced in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido is on sale for 630,000 yen (US$ 7,742)  at Tokyo's Isetan department store. The 24-pounder (11 kilograms) premium Densuke is the biggest among the first of 65 sold as part of the season's harvest and another Densuke that weighs 17-pound (8-kilogram) has fetched a record 650,000 yen (US$7,988), making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country snd possibly the world. less