[Bon of Babble]

Americans have become interested in particular for new fruit varieties in recent years, paying a premium for Honeycrisp apples, Cotton Candy grapes, Sumo Citrus and vertically-grown Japanese strawberries.

[Bon of Babble]

You can have this - or 150 other pineapples.

[Valpal1]

HoneyCrisp are $1/lb where I shop. But I also live in an orcharding county.

[Magnum44]

[politicket]

Americans have become interested in particular for new fruit varieties in recent years, paying a premium for Honeycrisp apples, Cotton Candy grapes, Sumo Citrus and vertically-grown Japanese strawberries.

Japan has been doing this for decades.

[Red Badger]

I eat only grapes that are picked before 9 am on the eastern slopes of an Italian vineyard on a Thursday after a full moon...................

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Pineapples used to be so costly that people would not even buy them. They were rented for your party and sent back the next day.

From what Sorted Foods says these pink pineapples are pretty good but not anywhere worth the price.

In about ten years the price should be down to about 50% above what a normal pineapple costs. I might try it at that point.

[ClearCase_guy]

[JBW1949]

Anyone that would pay $400 for a pineapple is a fool...I don’t care how rich they are.....

[alstewartfan]

You forgot to add ONLY $400.

[dfwgator]

SpongeBob’s house has really gone up in value.

[Hieronymus]

Perhaps it is a weapons-grade pineapple against which there is no known defense. In which case, one will be competing against the government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSqgQCPolbI

“You try that with a pineapple down your windpipe”

[Dr. Sivana]

Cotton Candy grapes

They were marked down, so my wife bought some for my daughter. I find that they are merely sweet, no distinctive flavor. As pointless as Ritz Mock Apple Pie.

[paddles]

I’ll have a Stoli Doli at The Capital Grille and declare victory.

[xoxox]

[null and void]

Honeycrisp apples

I favor Envy apples.

But then again I am in Nevada...

[Ikeon]

Americans have become interested in particular for new fruit varieties in recent years

Wth? dylan mulvany wasnt enough of a new variety of fruit?

California, smh

IE: No one I know is interested in any more " new " varieties of fruits.

[PLMerite]

Is this the same thing as Japanese paying outrageous prices for Tunas at the fish markets?

[montag813]

I think the Israeli square pumpkins are pretty cool...and more efficient for shipping.

[FLT-bird]

One thing I learned from traveling a lot for school, work and fun is there is an entire world of delicious fruits that are common in other countries but which are practically unknown in the US. I've sought out a bunch and some of the "exotic" fruit I would recommend are:

Rambutan

Longan

Cherimoya

lychee

Tiger Figs

Kiwi berries (they're small and green)

Feijoa

Soursop

Dragonfruit

Starfruit

Golden Kiwi (golden interior and totally different taste from standard Kiwis).

Those are just a few. There are many more.

[31R1O]

I always look for new varieties when shopping. $400 pineapple is a wee bit steep. I love Cara Cara oranges, Taylor’s gold pears and muscat grapes. Here where I live we get a pretty good variety of uncommon apples in the fall