Japan has again shown off one of its greatest innovations – square watermelons. For years consumers struggled to fit the large round fruit in their refrigerators. And then there was the problem of trying to cut the fruit when it kept rolling around.
But 20 years ago a forward-thinking farmer on Japan’s south-western island of Shikoku solved the problem. The farmer, from Zentsuji in Kagawa prefecture, came up with the idea of making a cube-shaped watermelon which could easily be packed and stored.
How cool! When I read the subject line in your email I thought you were kidding, but there they are, square as can be.
Love it.
Tracy
And why not? We’ve developed square tomatoes that fit nicely on a slice of bread.
I just don’t think the square watermelons would be as fun to eat as the round ones…it’s easier to eat a from half moon than it is to eat into a right angle triangle. that is unless you have a square mouth