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澳门赌场：27000美元买俩哈密瓜揭秘日本"奢侈水果"文化$27,000melonsUnwrappingthehighpriceofJapan'sluxuryfruithabitItlookslikeajewelryshopwithitshigh-endexterior.ButapeekinsidethesparklingglassdisplaycasesatanyofSembikiya'sTokyooutletsrevealsexpensivetreasuresofasurprisingkind.东京千疋屋水果行店面高档,看起来像是珠宝行.但是透过任意一家千疋屋闪闪发亮的玻璃橱窗,你看到的都是意料之外的珍品.Fromheart-shapedwatermelonsto"RubyRoman"grapes,whicharethesizeofapingpongball,thisretailerspecializesinsellingmouth-wateringproduceateye-wateringprices.从心形西瓜到乒乓球大小的"罗马红宝石"葡萄,这家零售店专门销售口感美味但贵到离谱的农产品.Expensive,carefully-cultivatedfruit,however,isnotuniquetoSembikiya'sstores.不过,这样价格昂贵、精心培育的水果并非是千疋屋水果行独有的.AcrossJapan,suchproductsregularlysellfortensofthousandsofdollarsatauction.In2016,apairofpremiumHokkaidocantaloupesoldforarecord$27,240(3millionyen).在日本各地,此类农产品经常在拍卖会上以数万美元的价格卖出.2016年,一对优质的北海道哈密瓜售价创下了27240美元（约合人民币18.7万元）的纪录.这些水果不仅在日本本土受到追捧,近年来已经远销世界各地.比如,香港连锁超市超生活在今年情人节就推出了单价约150元人民币一颗的"天价草莓".再比如,在莫斯科一家连锁商店内,由日本培育的方形西瓜的价格高达860美元（约合人民币5300元）,是普通西瓜价格的300倍."FruitsaretreateddifferentlyinAsiancultureandinJapanesesocietyespecially,"SoyeonShim,deanoftheSchoolofHumanEcologyattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,tellsCNN."Fruitpurchaseandconsumptionaretiedtosocialandculturalpractices.威斯康辛麦迪逊大学人类生态学院院长沈素妍告诉CNN,"在亚洲文化中,特别是日本社会,水果是受到特殊对待的.购买和消费水果与社会文化风俗相关.""Itisnotonlyanimportantpartoftheirdiet,but,perhapsmoreimportantly,fruitisconsideredaluxuryitemandplaysanimportantandelaborateritualpartinJapan'sextensivegift-givingpractices.""这不仅仅是日本人饮食的重要组成部分,或许更重要的是,水果被视为奢侈品,在日本普遍存在的送礼习俗中是一种重要且考究的礼节."Cultivatinghigh-endproduceusuallyinvolvesmeticulous,labor-intensivepracticesdevelopedbyJapanesefarmers.日本果农通常要花费大量时间、精心照料才能培育出这些高端农产品."It'shardgettingtheshapeofthesestrawberriesright-theycansometimesturnoutlikeglobes,"saysOkudaNichio,ofhishighly-prizedBijin-hime(beautifulprincess)strawberries,whichhetriestogrow"scoop-shaped".OkudaNichio种植的美姬草莓备受赞誉,他试图把这种草莓培育成"勺形".他说："要想获得这种形状的草莓非常难——有时候它们会变成球形."

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