I Made Japan's Most Expensive Fruit Salad (it wasn't worth it)

[@Lady_ETHNE]

Fruit being a luxury item in Japan reminds me of how back in the day, people would give fruit as Christmas presents. This was a thing in Europe and America for centuries. I knew fruit was expensive in Japan, I didn’t know it was $60 expensive.

[@stephanieok5365]

Same. Getting an orange from Florida was a fancy boy big deal.

[@sweaterweatherlady]

Apples, oranges, and nuts were a stocking staple in my childhood!

[@Venti_iloveyouinsanleypleasee]

fellow venti lover hello

[@Lady_ETHNE]

@@Venti_iloveyouinsanleypleasee hi :)

[@shinigamiinochi]

my parents still give us clementines for xmas gifts

[@elfilibusterible]

$60 for a pack of strawberries is crazy. Here in Baguio, Philippines, we just pick it up from anywhere. Or you can buy a kilo of it from the market for $1.

[@Nancy-and-Micaiah]

That’s nothing🤣 They have a multi hundred $ single strawberry.

[@jordanspinar9147]

The problem with fruit salad, at least in my opinion, is that the individual flavors of the fruits just get washed away and become an amalgamation of one type of flavor, "sweet." That's not necessarily a bad thing but you sorta miss the nuances of each fruit.

[@djangosouthwest6043]

That is true

[@ChillingDusselgurr]

You think so? I think if you make sure to have fruit that vary in colour and flavour a lot and only put them together right before serving then it's really fine. But yeah if you let it sit for too long, add sugar or some to it and/or use fruits with too close of a flavour profile then it gets hard to appreciate the individual flavours

[@akirachaossuta]

One thing my family does when we have fruit salad is that my mom adds garam masala (and sometime some sugar) to give the flavors a little boost. I can't even eat normal fruit salad anymore without some spice.

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

I make fruit salad and I put cream in it, I can taste everything distinctively .. like it isn't bad.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

That is very, not true. Maybe the fruit salad you use. But not good ones.

[@athylise1083]

I think fruits as a gift is really cool and if I get fruits as a gift, I really appreciate them

[@TheDarkLink7]

I mean you're nor wrong there. Who in this world would really deny food given to them especially as a gift and especially especially if it's really good food.

[@yanguskhan8513]

you should get to know more asian people. pretty common to buy people fruit as a gift, may it be a house warming gift, or as a thank you present. theres fruit specifically made for gifts

[@newbie4789]

Yes&No. Fruits are a great thing to gift if you have them. But luxury fruits isn't

[@randomuaena2859]

Yep Same

[@BlueLoveYT]

The price for fruits in Japan is offensively bad

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah who pays that amount for fruit besides aki lol

[@UnexpectedCake]

​@davidordaz5251 i mean as aki stated the fruit shes buying are seen as gifts and are special types of fruit, so thats why theyre expensive. People arent gonna normally buy these if they arent gifts

[@davidordaz5251]

@@UnexpectedCakei suppose not

[@oliverseiler2871]

You can also buy fruits for regular prices. She got those from an more exklusive place. Those are exklusive giftboxes, not regular stuff from the supermaket. But fruites and veggies are a bit more expensive in japan. Here in germany those things are super cheap.

[@ACE_6210]

It really is a tragedy, but the things we do for content 😂; also, love the Nintendogs music 😂

[@TheSpongyMallard]

Sweet green apple??? What kinda green apples do you eat? They're always the more sour ones, the red ones are sweet.

[@angelogenesantos]

Aki is by far the best tangent for sponsorship i have seen in the face of youtube.

[@Bruuhhhhhh]

Holy shit the setup for the SakuraCo ad was immaculate..

[@c.asicetea3119]

was looking for this comment lol

[@nairobicataluna]

The way y'all started eating the orange and grapefruit was killing me 😭 Theirs an easier way to eat an orange and leave the skin off clean. You cut the orange the way you did, then you grab the sides, put your thumb in between the food and skin and slowly push it up to separate it (you do this on both sides at around the same time) and the food part of the orange will cleanly come off without that much of a mess. You can do the same thing with the grapefruit if you cut it into a smaller part

[@LovelyEvelynne]

The way Joey started with the grapefruit was correct, but he needs a grapefruit spoon. We had a set of them when I was growing up, where the front of the spoon is surrated. Great way to eat a grapefruit!

[@Nixx0912]

I would suffer so much in Japan, I eat quite a lote of fruits usually. One of the best things ever are vanilla oranges, they don't have any acidic notes in them. They aren't easy to find, but it's worth the effort.

[@LitereallyNobody7]

If those 10 dollar peaches dont make me immortal, then I'm not buying them

[@AERiN2SOMEONE]

They would, however, fill you with determination ❤

[@mairi_de_provenca]

I love Aki's honesty and realness about everything, including Japan, without the need to euphemize or justify negative things. ❤ She's just honest and straightforward, as opposed to some anime and manga fans who are tourists in Japan and pretending that everything's perfect there. I also like Joey's honesty.

[@Learylobs]

Knowing fancy fruits, this will either be delicious or horrendous

[@Silentgrace11]

Fun fact with peaches since you mentioned that the seed interacted differently than the ones you're used to eating : one of the main distinguishing factors between varieties of peaches is if they're clingstone, semi-cling or freestone peaches. Chances are the one in this video is specifically a freestone variant, where the fruit does not embed into the stone or seed of the fruit, resulting in it popping out easily. Clingstones, on the other hand (and likewise semi-cling) have the fruit embedded into the stone resulting in a lot harder of a removal. Clingstones are traditionally sweeter and more flavorful than freestones, so they're a fairly popular market variety, albeit you can typically find both in their respective seasons (clingstones becoming ripe in the spring and early summer, and freestones more in the late summer and fall, at least in the northern hemisphere). Chances are, this variant is either a crossbreed, resulting in the phenotypical traits of a freestone (large in size and not clinging to the seed) while carrying the sugar content of the clingstone varieties. The more you know

[@anggadextrous68]

Wow just gained a new knowledge! Thank you for the information regarding peaches, man! 🍑💕

[@brianschiff7371]

I one had the $150 cantaloupe in Okinawa and it was no different from the one I could buy from Aldi for $2. Glad I didn’t have to buy it.

[@Ms.D-loves-minis3]

I’ve been searching through these comments for way too long to find someone who could clarify this for me because they look exactly the same to my poor American eyes 🫤 Thank you for this valuable information, kind stranger ✨💖✨

[@RikkiSan1]

Me in the States eating a 75 cent apple while watching this

[@DerpyWatanabe]

Ayyyy Fruit Salad by the Wiggle is a classic.

[@ihearttails]

That was my childhood

[@Kanishac]

The fruit salad my mother would make was more along the lines of Strawberries, blueberries, apples, sometimes oranges, bananas, grapes, a few others here and there, but then shes put yogurt in there and mix it all up with that. I dont think i ever had any dislike for it but it wasnt my favorite thing too. I always saw it as a way to make us eat fruits during holidays we had to have some on our plates

[@LitereallyNobody7]

For fruit salads, you should cut the fruit into smaller pieces so you get an equal bite of everything. But yeah you're better off just eating them on their own

[@Brixujel_Rimulex]

if fruit is considered a really expensive gift then they might pass out if anyone from japan visits a place where they can get editable arrangements. its gonna blow their minds

[@Nixx0912]

I'm with Joey, I prefere to eat fruit separately specially if they are supposed to be amazing. I think fruit salad allows you to pass the fruits that aren't very good, like those weird Spanish crunchy strawberries devoted of any taste.

[@chocoberryvanillacake4297]

Passion Fruit in Puerto Rico hits different I'm telling you right now! WHY WOULD I PAY 50 BUCKS FOR FRUIT?! I can just buy a simple red apple for like 90 cents!

[@Venti_iloveyouinsanleypleasee]

hi fellow venti lover

[@Everything_Nothing132]

nah 30 cents

[@Cani_Wine]

​@@Venti_iloveyouinsanleypleasee VENTI LOVERS GANG

[@chocoberryvanillacake4297]

@Venti_iloveyouinsanleypleasee Hello hello🫡

[@DanaToony]

90 CENTS?! NAAAAAH DAWG! Thats expensive

[@hotcheetopapi245]

Mexican fruit salad is the only kind of fruit salad I like. It's like a regular fruit salad but with pecans, coconut, and condensed and evaporated milk. It's definitely an old lady's dessert but I love it.

[@sp00kym0nster]

The editing in this video was so good, I laughed so much

[@Cheekymuse]

7:58 Yes @akidearest same. That’s how I eat orange too.

[@rin_yen9390]

Giving fruit as gifts to people in Japan at the very least, seems less violent than how Ancient Greek guys used to huck apples at the women they were proposing to. Imagine getting a concussion for an engagement.

[@an_awkward_crybaby]

Gladiator: hey, uh, you’re pretty hot. Wanna get married ;) *throws apple at the speed of light* Woman: *gets knocked out* ~several hours later~ Woman: omg that was so hot! Let’s get married tonight 😍

[@SmazziamZiamice]

I love apple skin is my new joey quote I'll stand by

[@ElementNova9]

"Can i hav 😂" Joey focusing on the snack 🤣

[@Cheekymuse]

Im Filipino and we usually add sweetened milk, cream and cheese when we do a fruit salad and make sure that its chilled. It’s really good 👍🏼

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

Cheese???

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

@@jodoodlyboi2963 yeah, I mean cheese goes along with everything.. and it's technically just milk.. but, cheese.

[@AngryKittens]

@@jodoodlyboi2963 Yeah. Cheddar goes into a lot of SWEET desserts in the Philippines. Including a literal flavor of local ice cream that dates back to the early 20th century. That said, my favorite macaroni salad in the Philippines leans more on the savory side. Shredded chicken, macaroni, mayo, little cubes of cheddar, raisins, little cubes of apple, pineapple chunks, pickle relish, and onions. Sounds weird, but it's delicious.

[@meggiemills3602]

Aki is also Filipino obviously so she knows to do that probably but she wanted to make a western fruit salad I suppose.

[@roselenverdugo9507]

In México we eat fruit salad with cottage cheese, granola and honey :3

[@Gyrhoe]

Nashi is one of my favorite fruits (next to mango) but it's so rare cuz I live in France... they come around like... Once a year.

[@moniquegreen9567]

Fruit packed and gift wrapped in a BOX OMG. No wonder its EXPENSIVE 🤑🥝🍎🍐🍑🍈🎁💵💰💴💸💳

[@freakishuproar1168]

_"i luv appul skim."_ - *Joseph the Animation Commandant* _"YOU'RE EATING THIIIIIIS!"_ - *Akidearest Leader of Best Philippinorea*

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

9:44 I bet you do, Aki 😂

[@neo_b]

i love these lighthearted videos more plz plz

[@xRatsy]

the nintendogs soundtrack is perfect

[@vaultboi76]

1:02 WIGGLES MENTIONED 🥹❤️

[@jwideuluisinaein]

it wasn't mentioned by anyone, it was a clip itself cut in

[@akianimations3975]

I remember that series!!!😍 "Crys in early 2000s nostalgia"

[@Tinkbook]

Y'all need to check out their new album, it's literal club bangers!

[@Turrrtle]

6:33 that caught me off guard man, you can't do that (yes, you can) 🤣I'm dead 💀

[@DarknessDust]

as someone who's allergic to fruit, who MISSES eating fruit, this video was fun torture xD

[@wchan39]

FRUIT ALLERGIES IS A THING??? Nothing against you, it's just the concept of being allergic to fruit is so...mind-boggling, like how is that physically possible?

[@DarknessDust]

@@wchan39 it is definitely a thing unfortunately ^^" Especially fruits that contain pits, also causes a lot of people problems with hayfever when the fruit-bearing trees are in bloom, it's VERY MUCH fun times then xD I wasn't born with but I got sick when I was 10 which caused my immune system to go ballistic and it decided that fruit is the enemy xD

[@KayKay.Koolaid]

@@DarknessDust You poor thing 😔 I wish you the best in life!

[@DarknessDust]

@@KayKay.Koolaid thank you I'm alright though 😊😊 It's mostly keeping an eye on my vitamin levels, making sure I don't accidentally eat any fruit and being insanely jealous whenever someone else bites in a nice juicy apple 😭😭 Hope you have a nice weekend!

[@zoe_dawg]

Like all fruits or just most of them? That sucks I'm sorry 😞

[@mgauci45]

Love the content you and Joey put together. If you ever get adventurous and end up in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, you have yourself a tour guide. One of the oldest cities in North America, even pre-dating the USA! :)

[@vikip98]

not the grapefruit technique😂

[@AggravatedCassowary.]

with how expensive the fruit is, I'd wait for the packaging.

[@earvinarabia8733]

Man I love Aki's transitions to ads lol

[@Purwapada]

we need a video of aki trying durian

[@MzzteryRose]

0:35 i wonder if they thought someone was about to be lucky with such great gifts

[@michitariru]

Aki holding two halves of melons up almost right in front of her chest while saying 'I love melons so much' made me laugh like the teenager I swear I still am sometimes with my sense of humor xD

[@themarshmellow6466]

Normal peach: Try to pit it and it comes out all messy, you might even lose a significant bit of pulp Japanese luxury peach: Pit comes out 𝒸𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓃

[@qrowacheron230]

Are you sure you just aren't buying cling peaches instead of freestone?

[@bloodlove93]

as someone from California (we grow 2\3 of all fresh produce in USA) fuck those prices....and California is the most expensive state to live in. btw imo a fruit salad heavily depends on how complementary each fruit is to the others, boyh texture and flavor wise,you really have to know what flavors and all to mix,what blends,what stands out,how many extreme different textures are there etc etc.

[@dylandillyd6076]

5:38 that meme is wild 💀

[@dano1028]

I swear every time I see you , you get younger , like I am not fake complementing , you literally get younger with each video girl 💜

[@Epocseer]

The transition to the ad was chef's kiss

[@shaoronmd]

Philippine Mangoes, especially ones for Guimaras Island, are the best.

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the awesome work and videos Aki love the video

[@sleepy_royal]

Huh...I'm used to fruit salads having like cool whip in it(i never eat it). We normally make it with bananas, canned pinapples(juice included), and fruit cocktail(chopped up fruit in a can) all mixed together with the cool whip. Apparently it tastes good but in Japan? I have a feeling it would cost way more than we would attempt to purchase it.

[@zoe_dawg]

I feel like that's more of a southern American tradition, even where I'm from (west coast) its usually just a pile of fruit

[@sleepy_royal]

​@@zoe_dawgI'm in the north but yeah. It does sound like that

[@sav7846]

I've always wondered why fruit was so expensive in Japan compared to the US. Now by seeing the prices, I can tell why Joey was savoring the apple skin 😭🙏

[@zaracrimson5092]

The sound effects when he was eating the grapefruit had me dying 😭😭😭😭

[@sanashi27]

The fruits look delicious individually. I'm surprised about the salad though that there's nothing else in it but the fruits themselves (at least, I don't think I saw you guys add anything on it) cause I'm used to the one my mom makes where she adds condensed milk and cream on it (and refrigirate it or freeze it for a bit before serving).

[@ShadowMage-]

that's what I was expecting was expecting, I'm so used to the ones with those two things and the coconut jellies. what aki made looks more of a fruit cocktail

[@all_stars12]

Nice adding the wiggles for this video I love that show and it fits really well with the video

[@Star_crossed_nerd]

Aki hittin them notes danng ✨️

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

I would eat it. That fruit salad looks yummy! 🤤😋

[@Sydberry]

Having to wait an hour to have it gift wrapped feels counter intuitive...? If you want it to be presented well, i feel like an hour is too much time to wait 😅

[@hilly_hoax]

Our fruit salads in America are gooood... but mostly because they are not tightbutthole expensive per fruit and we shamely dump a shitton of whip cream into it. At least my family does... and sometimes coconut and walnuts too!

[@zoe_dawg]

Where r u from? I've never done that lol

[@beccaprof63]

Love it when you guys collab on KZbin. ❤ Aki thanks for sharing that Chaplin fruit peeler. Searched for one online & one Japanese company is selling them for US sale. $8.99 for one, ordered 2, one for my bestie, she will love this peeler! ❤

[@benparker1822]

That 'Fruit Salad' clip immediately brought back memories of the Psychosocial mashup. If you haven't seen it, I'm sure it can still be found on KZbin... for now.

[@ishratanika233]

The editing was so good 😂

[@arashi1ryoma1]

Yet again aweseome smooth transition to Sakuraco😆

[@mammamikayla6190]

idk if anyone commented on this, but Aki's riff when she tried the kiwi was awesome! 8:05

[@maxbeatzXP]

i love u aki!!

[@justanothername9520]

loved this video, gave me the same kind of comfort as Jenna and Julien videos do

[@KrittyCat98]

I am glad to learn about this! I will be moving to Japan soon to teach English as a Foreign Language. Not 100% set where I will be stationed, but Sendai and the Ehime Prefecture have been mentioned. I need all the HOW TO LIVE IN JAPAN videos and various other information I can get!

[@pinkgreenmelon2209]

a little off topic but since u mentioned it; Philippine mangos are so good istg 😭😭 i wish it were mango season again 😭

[@MelRetro]

*OMG don't do this with our fruit prices. One reason my parents move to the USA is the dumb import prices. Fruits taste the same everywhere.*

[@peladno]

No, fruits don't taste the same everywhere. I'm a pastry chef, I cook with fruits all the time, I worked in many countries and the fruits dont taste the same.

[@jwideuluisinaein]

Fruits don't taste the same, but yes the prices are still ridiculous sometimes

[@kinley.-.]

1:03 THE WIGGLES CLIP MADE MY ENTIRE LIFE. I CAN NOW DIE HAPPY!! Thanks Aki 😩🥹 But in all seriousness i grew up watching the wiggles and fruit salad will randomly pop into my head so it was really funny seeing that clip 🤣🖤 love you for that aki

[@ReapeRayne]

shoulda added marshmellows and whip creme to make ambrosia

[@Level99elixir]

God I love KZbin. Your channel is amazing.

[@UltraTom_]

I'm sorry but what the actual hell is that AI slop at 1:34??? are there no good stock images...?

[@chainmosses5389]

Calm down, buddy. It won't hurt you.

[@xarenidorame5811]

​@@chainmosses5389 it actually hurts everyone because AI is taking over jobs meant for artists, writers, animators, etc, causing a lot of unemployment and affecting the economy

[@chainmosses5389]

@@xarenidorame5811 It ain't going nowhere. So you might as well get used to seeing it.

[@Ulthar_Cat]

Hi. I'm a cook in Mexico. Fruit here is DELICIOUS and SO CHEAP 💜💜💜 I LOVE IT here 💜💜💜

[@alexandralite835]

Aki, you can grow those apple seeds, all those seeds actually, place them on a damp paper towel, wape it on, and place it in a clear container in the sun and it will sprout after a couple weeks.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I was waiting for that Sakuraco promo when Joey walked talking about he was hungry 😂. I love the segue's you do.

[@ivartheboneless900]

Hi Aki! I'm a big fan. Greetings from PH 💕

[@mycrochetlifeanime]

thank you aki for todays video, can´t wait for more, it´was a long time since i saw a cooking or food video, hope you will make more in the future :) or atleast a new dominos pizza video :) i miss them.

[@cup_tk09]

would 1000% eat it, aki :>> good job with the salad!!

[@MrGiovanniwow]

Fresh ripe mikan is to die for , the only apple I had in Japan was so watery.

[@Xenoray1]

6:25 THIS WAS FUNNY AF!

[@kamuispade9553]

Ironically one of the places that makes the most delicious and fancy fruit is also one of the places that can't grow it very well.

[@izakshuvo8434]

You can pull off the orange from the skin though. I did that during COVID and made fresh orange juice in the blender ❤

[@xyzdragonmaster]

usually don't fruit salads have a white sweet sauce on top, forget what's called?

[@karenlilley1770]

Melted white chocolate? Or sweetened condensed milk

[@gracekim1998]

wow i'm amazed by the prices😅

[@deanZAbean]

it's 2024... and i still can't run away from that grapefruit technique video... let me forget it please!

[@lucciaherrera5327]

the problem was that you shouldn't have put thrm in water. after cutting them up you can make hwache (fruit +soda or strawberry milk) or add to them honey and rose water.

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

Yes! That was such a weird decision. You’re literally washing away all the outside juice and flavor.

[@MadameButterfly33]

You forgot to add whipped cream, but I would eat it! Good job! 😄💖

[@ninja2135]

Was it just me that sang along with song the og wiggles fruit salad😭

[@ninables2667]

Bro, the wiggles reference 😂

[@def_nope]

i don't blame aki for eating oranges like that. i used to eat oranges like that when i was a kid!

[@Paw_Lover86]

The irony that the ad for this video for me was called Dragonfruit, the biggest Swedish onlinestore. 😂 Great video but I feel your pain Aki. It cost a whole lot to by fruit over there. Love from Sweden. ❤

[@mandeldraws]

Casually watching this and got the biggest Nintendogs flashback... Wow ❤️✨

[@gracekim1998]

I honestly appriceate you guys teaching me how the economy (er pricing of food in general) works since I'd like to visit Japan at some point

[@LaurenLovesToSing7598]

This explains the anime scene in School Rumble Second Semester where I thought the characters were overly excited at being presented with bananas. My Australian brain was like, huh? 🤔

[@guy1119]

For the price they better be a master gift wrapper

[@FinalFenris]

'You see how much fun i was having eating the fruit on their own earlier?" *queue Joeys grapefruit technique*

[@FaithJman69]

The sponsor is always such a jumpscare in Aki’s videos and it’s ALWAYS entertaining 😂😂😂