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sal
05-12-2014, 01:55 PM
I read this today. Crazy!

The Most Coveted Banana in the World?

How much is the perfect banana worth? Dole Japan is on a mission to find out.

Early Friday morning at a Takashimaya Department Store in Tokyo, Dole released 59 limited-edition premium bananas priced at the equivalent of $5.80 USD a pop. The fruits, Dole’s prized Gokusen variety, were each emblazoned with a serial number and packaged prettily in a gift box.

Yes, we know. You have a lot of questions.


Why might people be willing to shell out cold hard cash for a $6 banana in a box? According to Japan Today, Dole scientists used 100 different types of bananas to breed what it deemed a perfect specimen, then grew the resulting strain at an undisclosed location 500 meters above sea-level, where temperatures are perfect for banana growing.

This reportedly resulted in a banana that’s 36.5 percent sweeter, 33.4 percent more fragrant, and 40 percent better textured than conventional bananas.

And why were only 59 bananas sold for this recent promotion? Kotaku explains: “The name of these bananas is ‘Gokusen,’ with the character for ‘goku’ referring to ‘extreme’ or ‘culmination,’ and the character for ‘sen’ referring to ‘compilation.’ Since they were released on May 9 (5/9), the event is a Japanese pun: the number five is ‘go’ while the number nine is ‘ku.’”

So there you have it. Super-expensive bananas. If you’re mystified as to why anyone would buy them, remember that people apparently find more expensive foods tastier. So it’s just science.


https://www.yahoo.com/food/the-most-coveted-banana-in-the-world-85225843761.html

Abnshrek
05-12-2014, 03:12 PM
That's what you get when you have to pay for a box & a serial number.. :^)

Hammocked Banana
05-12-2014, 03:19 PM
59 people got ripped off!

servatusprime
05-12-2014, 03:45 PM
Is there anything actually special about this variety? I've never heard of it before but I am a little curious.

Abnshrek
05-12-2014, 03:50 PM
Is there anything actually special about this variety? I've never heard of it before but I am a little curious.

Wouldn't be something if they just sold them some Gros Michel.. :^)

Bob3
05-12-2014, 09:43 PM
Wouldn't be something if they just sold them some Gros Michel.. :^)
heh heh heh... yah, but to take that just a little further, I was thinking "Ice Cream".
(assuming they don't go bonkers trying to figure out "which" version. :ha:
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