Welcome to the center of Tokyo here in Odaiba beach
a beautiful man-made Beach that's used on the weekends for dates to see the beautiful view at night and
and today to cut open this
the square watermelon of Zentsūji
It's really a cube and it's one of the most well known in Japan's bizarre fruit kingdom
in a previous episode i went to the farm where they're grown in Zentsūji Kagawa
and learned everything there is to know about this unique watermelon that has became a symbol of japan
They harvest only about 200 annually and the design was patented by the inventor
Let's see what this thing tastes like
So here we go we're gonna start to cut this open
But it's sort of a waste isn't it? Because these square watermelons aren't meant to be eaten
at least that's what people keep telling me
its supposed to be art
Art, what should be round is now a cube
Adorned with ribbon. There are so few of them that when they're displayed. They turn a lot of heads
The farmer is now a produce artist fathering a masterpiece. Now, let's just cut it open and eat it
There is a reason why square watermelons are harder to cut and the reason lies inside this really fun piece of fruit
It's not a typical watermelon color very little pink and red because square watermelons are actually unripe
They're harvested early. So they have a longer shelf life three to six months longer
it actually looks a little gross
So you can see it's a mix of pink and yellow.
its not what a watermelon would look like again for reference. I have this here. This is a normal Japanese watermelon
That's right
Most watermelons are pretty normal in Japan
The fact that they've taken the usual and turned it into something quite unique is what Japan is really good at!
it's just an unripe, orange and very little pink watermelon and it just happens to be square
and it just happens to be square
There's no smell at all to this
I'm pretty proud of being one of only two hundred people to have one this year
But it just seemed like a waste not to eat it
So I'll cut it up because it's more fun to share it with others on the beach
For all that money
This is what you get
And i'm started to think that this normal
Regular watermelon is gonna taste a lot better
now lets taste this thing!
Not many have eaten the famous square watermelon, so it's sure to be a hit right? We know it looks cool
Well, that's not the best way to start off
She wouldn't even eat the yellow Center picking off the pink that was sort of ripe
These two girls are really impressed with the shape
A little goes a long way with the square watermelon
it's so bad it has to be shared with your wife
That expression says it all
Those smiles means something good right perhaps there's something we missed
Nope, it's bad
How about these guys?
Wait for it... wait for it...
It has about there it is ohh, oh, ohh-oh-oh. Unripe fruits aren't often tasty. Oh
Let's have another bite because I can just paste that again, huh
Don't think chocolate sauce ranch dressing or even cheese whiz could save this thing
At first it's a little bit sweet like 20% of what a watermelon should taste like and 80% like a glass of water
like a cucumber and then in the last
three seconds it gets real bitter
Yeah, oh yeah watermelon,
No, no, no square watermelon
So that's why you don't see square watermelons being eaten because they taste like
Square watermelon!
So if you see one leave your wallet in your pocket or purse and resist the urge to have it for dessert
Square watermelons are best eaten with the eyes
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