World's Most Expensive Fruits

Also known as the Emperor Yubari Melon, this exceptional melon is solely cultivated and harvested in Japan. With its exquisite appearance and unparalleled sweetness, it's a highly sought-after delicacy. Despite environmental changes, efforts are underway to conserve this unique melon variety. Historically reserved for the aristocracy and elite, nowadays, you can indulge in one for just $26,000 (approximately 580,000,000 VND).

Yubari King is a type of rockmelon (or golden melon), a hybrid between Earl's Favourite and Burpee's Spicy. Yubari provides an ideal environment for melon cultivation due to its mountainous terrain, nutrient-rich volcanic soil, and ample rainfall. Each melon is grown according to strict criteria to ensure high sweetness, uniform shape, beautiful skin, and decorative stems. It takes 100 days for each melon to mature, and they're adorned with special paper hats to shield them from the sun's rays. When they're ready for harvest, a rigorous inspection process ensues. Farmers tap gently on the melons to listen for a deep, resonant sound. The skin is examined for a flawless mesh pattern, and the melons are evaluated for their distinctive aroma.

Commonly known as the black watermelon, this type of watermelon only grows in Japan. Densuke is hailed as the king of all watermelons for its exceptional taste and coolness, plus it holds a rather terrifying secret as only 10,000 fruits are harvested in a year. Its price is also not of the ordinary kind; a Densuke watermelon once sold for $6,100, equivalent to around 140,000,000 VND.

Densuke watermelon only grows in Hokkaido, Japan. The skin of the watermelon is darker and the flesh is known to be much sweeter than regular watermelons sold elsewhere. Annual auctions take place in June and attract a considerable number of participants. The limited quantity of watermelons leads to high demand and prices. If you enjoy eating them, you can still buy other regular fruits, albeit smaller in size, primarily for tasting enjoyment, and priced at around 1,000,000 VND per fruit.

Once again, we journey to Japan to marvel at and admire the exquisite Ruby Roman Grapes, one of the 102 in the world. Each grape is large and perfectly round, resembling a ping pong ball, with its distinctive pink color that is visually captivating. With an incredibly sweet taste unmatched by any other grape variety, it's worth the extravagant price that only the wealthy in Dubai can afford. Each grape is valued at approximately 8 million VND, and a bunch of grapes fetches around 4000 USD (approximately 90,000,000 VND), allowing you to own the world's finest grapes. The record auction price for a bunch of these grapes reached 1.1 million yen (approximately 240,000,000 VND).

Ruby Roma Grapes are considered one of the most expensive fruits in the world and are grown in the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan. Praised for their sweetness, high sugar content, and low acidity, each grape is rigorously inspected to live up to the name Ruby Roman. Each grape in the bunch must weigh at least 20 grams and have a sugar content of at least 18 percent. Premium-grade, Ruby Roman grapes must weigh over 30 grams, and the entire bunch must weigh at least 700 grams. The Ruby Roman variety of this fruit was first developed in 2008, with their popularity increasing each year; however, they are sold in limited quantities to maintain high demand and exclusivity.

Visiting the land of mist, the beautiful and splendid country of England, here we encounter a fruit that takes 2 years to bear fruit once, the pineapples grown at Lost Garden of Heligan Farm. What's special about these pineapples is the extremely costly care process, both in terms of time and money. Moreover, this type of pineapple has a very distinctive aroma and is not fibrous thanks to 30 tons of horse manure, compost, and urine. Because of these characteristics, it costs up to 35,000,000 VND to own one (the entire planting and care process costs nearly 40,000,000 VND).

Pineapples from Lost Garden of Heligan Farm are grown in specially designed pits heated by a supply of fresh compost in winter and an emergency backup heater, the heat of these pineapples warms the air entering the pits through vents in the walls. Although we use horse manure to heat the pineapple pits, our pineapples do not have the taste or smell of manure or urine, they are truly some of the best-tasting pineapples outside the tropics. Pineapples are a fruit that requires a lot of effort to grow. The current variety that Lost Garden of Heligan Farm just harvested took 2 years to bear fruit, not to mention the years of work to restore the pits and refine planting methods, including hours of pineapple care labor, fertilizer transportation costs, pineapple pit maintenance, etc., creating a pineapple with significant value.

In the Miyazaki region of Japan, the world's finest mangoes are produced, known as the Taiyo No Tamago mangoes. Each fruit weighs at least 1/3 kg and undergoes meticulous inspection before being packed. Originally reserved for the elite due to their appearance and sweetness, they are sold at a relatively high price, reaching approximately 67,000,000 VND per fruit. The high price is partly due to the care involved in cultivating these fruits. Japanese farmers surround each mango with a small net, allowing sunlight to penetrate the skin from all angles (giving the mangoes a uniform ruby red color) and cushioning the fruit when it falls from the tree.

Instead of being hand-picked, farmers allow the mangoes to ripen naturally to ensure optimal ripeness. The result is the Taiyo No Tamago mangoes are incredibly juicy. They have very little fiber, are extremely sweet, and practically melt in your mouth. Its taste is entirely sweet and tangy, resembling mango candy with hints of pineapple and coconut. But more important than the delicious flavor and meticulous care is the gift-giving culture of Japan. Giving gifts for business transactions, special occasions, and social events, or when returning home after traveling (known as omiyage) is a sign of respect. High-quality, expensive fruits are valuable symbols of respect in this tradition.

Known as a famous type of watermelon in Japan, it has also appeared in some countries around the world such as Russia, Vietnam... This type of watermelon is extremely difficult to grow, and shaping techniques are also not easy. However, this square watermelon can be grown all year round, its square shape is quite eye-catching, so the profits are relatively high. At one point, a Russian individual spent 800 USD (approximately 16,000,000 VND) to purchase a few original square watermelons from Japan. In Vietnam today, the price is probably very low, as you can own one for only 500,000 VND.

Actually, growing square watermelons is not quite easy because not everyone can do it. While the watermelon is still small on the vine, a square-shaped tempered glass box is placed around it. As the watermelon grows larger, it will take on the shape of the box. Just remember to use glass or translucent molds so that sunlight can shine on the watermelon on all sides. However, many people wonder why they would grow square watermelons. The answer is that square watermelons are easier to stack, thus easier to transport. Secondly, with space being an issue in densely populated areas of Japan, square watermelons are designed to fit perfectly inside Japanese refrigerators.

Dubbed the world's number one apple, true to its name Sekai Ichi apple (Sekai means 'world'; Ichi means 'first, number one'), Japan has succeeded in producing the best and most expensive apple in the world. The crispness, sweetness, and juiciness of the apple almost reach perfection, not to mention the natural red color of the apple is extremely enticing. A single apple can weigh up to 1kg. Its price is also relatively affordable, similar to the Square Watermelon, the Sekai Ichi Apple also costs around 500,000 VND for you to enjoy its flavor and deliciousness.

Sekai Ichi apple was first bred in Morioka, but today the apple is mainly grown in Aomori prefecture. These extremely large apples have a sweet and gentle flavor while being crispy, firm, and sweet. Available from autumn to early winter, Sekai Ichi is very expensive because growers wash them in honey and hand-label them, ensuring they are flawless. As they grow, the apples are hand-pollinated with a small stick. Sekai Ichi apples are usually not used for cooking or baking but are eaten fresh. You should pair them with other fruits like pears, blackberries, or tangerines if you want to give them as a gift.

Japan is a country that produces some of the most delicious and expensive fruits in the world. While a kilogram of regular oranges might cost around 40,000 to 50,000 VND in the market, a single Dekopon orange can be priced at approximately 300,000 VND per fruit. Dekopon oranges are actually a hybrid between oranges and tangerines. However, due to their beautiful orange color, perfect arrangement of segments, and sweetness, they command such a high price.

Dekopon oranges are essentially a large tangerine variety from Japan, not true oranges; they are a cross between the Kiyomi and Ponkan oranges. In Japan, Dekopon is also known as shiranuhi, and hallabong in Korea, while in the United States, they are often called Sumos. A medium-sized Dekopon contains approximately 100% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C. Dekopon oranges are low in calories and contain some potassium, fiber, sugar, protein, and vitamin A. They are so sweet that they are often compared to eating candy. In fact, many people claim that Dekopon oranges are the best-tasting citrus fruit available today.

Also known as the more glamorous name 'Queen Sembikiya Strawberry', these ripe, red strawberries look stunning, thanks to the perfect craftsmanship of the Japanese people who care for them, all of which have made the brand of the Queen Sembikiya strawberry. A box of strawberries (12 fruits) falls in the price range of only 2,000,000 VND, which is entirely affordable for middle-class families to indulge in this delicious type of strawberry.

Established in 1834, Sembikiya is Japan's oldest fruit store. It currently operates 14 stores, most of which are concentrated in the Tokyo area, with the flagship store located at the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, where the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel is also located. The glass display cases in any Sembikiya evoke the appearance of a jewelry store. There, magical treasures are found from heart-shaped watermelons to 'Ruby Roman' grapes the size of ping pong balls and Sembikiya strawberries, as Sembikiya specializes in selling the world's most expensive fruits.

Originating from China, lucky pears are a rare and sought-after type of pear. They have virtually nothing special about the taste compared to other types of pears, but they have the shape of a Buddha statue, all thanks to the art of shaping by the Chinese. Because of its unique shape, you'll have to pay 200,000 VND to own one.

Based in China, Fruit Mold Company sells plastic molds that allow you to turn ordinary fruits and vegetables into works of art. Fruit molds provide the best vegetable and fruit molds to help shape the fruits grown in your garden. Shaping them will not reduce the quality or nutritional value of the fruit; it simply turns your ordinary fruit into works of art. You'll need to place the mold on the pear when it's smaller than the mold and adjust it to the right position to shape it beautifully in the coming days. Eventually, the fruit will fill all corners of the mold, and that's when you can harvest it in a new shape.