this pair of mangoes just sold for five
hundred thousand yen
that's almost four thousand dollars
these are not just any mangoes they are
taiyo no tamago or egg of the sun
stunning plump red perfectly unscratched
and incredibly sweet mangoes that are
farmed in the miyazaki prefecture of
japan
every april the best mangoes from the
prefecture are auctioned off at miyazaki
central wholesale market
but although farmers in miyazaki
dedicate an entire year to preparing
these mangoes for auction there's no
guarantee that the fruit will fetch such
a high price