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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