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Japan's wacky-shaped melon craze

By squirrelbait - July 12, 2007

in Object Culture

At this point, we've all heard the hype about those expensive square watermelons they sell in Japan, but did you ever stop to think how they got that way? Also, check out other crazy-shaped melons like pyramids, faces, hearts, and stars. When these heart and star cucumbers have just sprouted, larger molds are placed to surround them, forcing them to take shape as they reach full maturity--surely a great way to get the little ones to eat some veggies...

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