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[–] markz@suppo.fi 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you might spend a small fortune on a couple of strawberries

Isn't that mostly because their farms are so far behind and producing such low volumes that they can only survive with artisanal hand picked/whatever products

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Looking it up, while the high-end gift fruits are insanely expensive (hundreds of dollars), regular fruit seems to be widely available and costs the equivalent of a dollar or two. So it's more expensive than in Western countries, but not exorbitantly so. They also tend to be unnaturally unblemished even on the low end.

I wonder how much produce gets thrown away due to a single bruise or spot. I'm hoping it gets turned into drinks or purée for desserts or something instead.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anything that grows out of the ground is expensive in Japan in general, so it's not just the strawberries. You can easily get a situation when making food at home where a simple vegetable salad is as expensive as the rest of the meal combined.

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I bought a $5 apple for the kids when we visited. Damn fine apple. Bought one for me too because I got jealous. Made me actually appreciate fruit for what it is; rather than something bruised, brown, and taken for granted.

[–] markz@suppo.fi 1 points 1 month ago

How much of those are imported?