Spherical Is Out: Human-Shaped is In
I knew Japan was the birthplace of square watermelons, but the concept of watermelons vaguely shaped like human heads with bulging eyeballs is new to me. PingMag takes us into the world of strangely shaped watermelon breeding, where pyramidal watermelons will set you back $650 and the human head-shaped ones may cost you your soul. The heart-shaped cucumbers are much more accessible at around $2 for one cuke and probably taste more like their normal-shaped counterpart than the molded watermelons.
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2 Comments:
I saw something like this on a Food Network show about Disney World. There, they grow watermelons into the Mickey Mouse ears shape. It was pretty impressive!
jaclynmck at 4:02PM on 07/28/07
I was just reading over at Inhabitat about Disney's Mickey Mouse-head shaped pumpkins, and someone in the comments linked to an Ohio company's site called VegiForms which looks like it accomplishes those (somewhat scary) head forms for around $20. The only catch is that you have to grow them yourself.
arttarte at 5:05PM on 07/28/07