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DENSUKE WATERMELON
Price: $121
From: Japan
This black-skinned, stripleless watermelon is rumored to be the sweetest in all the world. Only 100 Densuke watermelons are harvested each year. The most expensive one ever sold was in 2008 for $6.100, making it the priciest watermelon in the world.
SEKAI-ICHI APPLE
Price: $21
From: Japan
Translating to "the best in the world," these apples sell for $21 EACH! They are washed with honey and branded by hand to ensure there are no blemishes whatsoever.
ENGLISH PINEAPPLE
Price: $1,600
From: Cornwall, England
Under "Victorian techniques" of growing in straw, manure, and urine, these pineapples flourish in England's colder climate. Because of the intensive time and labor of their growth, the fruit is never sold at market.