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[@WelfareChrist]

I've tried one, and I live in Hawaii where Mangoes grow everywhere, and I can tell you that it just tastes like any good mango. Like yes it's a good mango, but I think the differences start to become vanishingly minute when you scale up quality production on a fruit like this. Like 500% more effort and cost for a 5% better taste.

[@luisar5755]

With the new genetically enhanced ones, and controlled indoor production, these "premium" mangos are 5th class at best..

[@gingeral253]

It’s like the speed of light. When you get closer to the limit, you spend enormous amounts of energy to get an increase of one nanometer per hour.

[@luisar5755]

@@gingeral253 My two guava trees make better looking fruit than those "premium" mangos..

[@gingeral253]

@@luisar5755 I mean not the same fruit I guess

[@luisar5755]

@@gingeral253 Like i said, the new gmo mangos here in mexico, destroy these ones easily..

[@omarvaldivia8297]

The Japanese always find a way to make a commonly grown fruit into an incredible and overcomplicated commodity.

[@gozu9455]

cuz theyre gay

[@datentigers]

If u see the mango on display towards the end of the video u see similar mangos going for 16,800 yen a far cry from the 500,000 yen its a marketing play that says these mangos are the best of the best quality and its best is worth 500000 if u want u can buy his siblings for such n such.

[@JudgeDredd_]

Well I want some

[@datentigers]

@@JudgeDredd_ that's about 130 us dollars give or take for 2 mangos

[@Wildstar40]

Driving up the price of a single mango to 4 thousand dollars is literally insane. The amount of stupid on this planet in undeniably preposterous.

[@maxlee7521]

No one does food marketing better than the Japanese and French

[@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743]

you said it

[@sahratank7504]

and kidding people!

[@shivamarya5225]

Yeah but at least you can tell the difference between regular and premium in case of japan without knowing the region it comes from. In case of France things the difference is so subtle they you wouldn't know they're premium unless you're told

[@Xibum3385]

Korean

[@Darrenleeclips]

add swiss into that

[@theredreceivers]

Japanese do this about literally everything, and sometimes the extra work or dedication pays off, but in others it's just a marketing ploy to command ridiculous prices, and to make the workers feel better about doing pointless labor, to achieve a result that is indistinguishable from a much cheaper alternative.

[@noobie1890]

I thinks it’s more so the culture in Japan. They treat most practices with lots of delicate care and precision. Their chef knives are top tier, they raise wagu beef and produce some of the finest cuts of meat you’ll see, etc.

[@tokelopitso1700]

Eloquently put

[@Sanyu-Tumusiime]

the color is different than cheaper alternatives.

[@abdj3296]

Come to Pakistan for mangos 🥭. U’ll buy full cargo truck in same price !:)

[@jujijiju6929]

Usually feels like the latter. Just cause a trained artisan makes something with his hands doesn't mean it's better in quality than made by a machine.

[@sasoni2963]

“Every mango repays him with a unique flavor” Takuya: “It has both sweet and sour taste” That seems like every mango to me.

[@ragingsensei275]

Dont forget ‘fruity’

[@onobonono]

Trust me, Japan is the master of trying to "specialize" or make everything into a craft and drive the value insanely high

[@che4tcodex]

In India, if its sour its not 'taiyo no tamago' and people will basically put sugar over it and have it, also if you're paying this much I mean at least you have to offer a wholesome sweetness xd

[@ciocio-san]

ngl some mangoes actually ARE better than other mangoes. like the mangoes you get in southeast asia are food for the gods compared to the usual mangoes i've had in the us

[@BondJFK]

@@onobonono they're so special ,now they've more people in old age home than kids in school

[@den_525]

It's ridiculous how expensive a mango can be... but i do love the dedication these farmers give to their products.

[@AngkarYearZero]

Really reminds me of the dedication people have to make comments on KZbin videos that no one cares about.

[@laverne1121]

In Philippines, we call this variety (the one on the video) apple mango. and most of the Filipinos don't eat this variety because it tastes like syrup medicine. but we do have what we call carabao mangoes which is the best variety of mango that is good enough for exportation. it is sweet, not rubbery and melts in your mouth like ice cream.

[@Error-tr9ke]

Gosh I hate apple mangoes. In my province, no one would even harvest apple mangoes at all. The only variety we'd eat are the Indian mango and Carabao mango.

[@chinnywanders]

And also very sweet and juicy when ripe. Goddamn i love those carabao mangoes

[@kriem775]

to think that the applemangoes are their best variety for cultivation felt weird to me. near the end of the video, the opened applemango have large fiber-like at the bottom which i think is sour compared to our own mango varieties and obviously far from those expensive indian ones.

[@twinkle3474]

Im skeptical about this mango, I don't think there's anything better than sweet carabao mangoes we get in Cebu, you can smell them from far away!

[@everythingnothing2978]

In Malaysia ,we like harum manis mango

[@angieangie4991]

Kinda sad they didn't touch up on the history of these mangos.. Miyazaki prefecture originally didn't have mangos, Okinawa was one of the very few prefectures that produced them. It all started when Shoichi Tate, a man from Miyazaki visited Okinawa and happened to eat some local mango. He was shocked at the flavor and when he went back to Miyazaki he decided he was going to try to grow some with 8 of his farming buddies. Things didn't go well for him and could barley grow a single fruit since they didn't even know how to pollinate the plant. They decided to rely on an Okinawan man, Ryokou Yara who who was the leader of mango studies in Okinawa. Yara didn't keep secrets and willingly taught the 8 men how to properly grow the fruit. Many of the Okinawan farmers hesitated to teach Miyazaki prefecture how to grow mangoes, but decided to anyway since Miyazaki was one of the few prefectures to let Okinawans evacuate to during WW2. Many older people who contributed to sharing the art said it was to in some way return the courtesy. That's how the Taiyo No Tamago was born.

[@ThePenguinMan]

*barely barley is a crop

[@thevegimeatatarian]

Very interesting!

[@Phyto.]

@@ThePenguinMan go kick rocks dude, this is youtube not a dissertation.

[@Battle_Hills_ERLC]

Thanks for the info

[@temprmj1]

Hello, are fruits generally expensive in Japan, (not referred to the ones at auction)? I was wondering if they grew their own mangoes and cantaloupes vs importing them, then the fruits would be generally affordable for the average person. Can you enlighten me?

[@varunalpuria2790]

So many varieties of Mangoes we get here in India and they are not this freaking expensive but tastes heavenly. A fruit should remain as fruit for everyone to eat and enjoy. Alphonso and Kesar are the best with there own unique texture and flavour.

[@harshbardhansinghpoetry1446]

Hey I'm from India too and I agree with you bro😂

[@journeymangardnerjacob5484]

I once tried a indian variety called himam basanth it's the best out there . This is overpriced

[@awesomeclipz]

Agree. There are better fruits than these overpriced and overhyped mangoes.

[@umarufx]

I have eaten 50+ varieties of mango , Including this Japanese mango , I think no mango taste better than original Ratnagiri Alphanso mango. This Alphanso mango in my opinion is the king of all the mango in the world.

[@Scott-vk8cr]

But you see the difference in how Indian and Japan run their country. One is clean, disciplined, and strive for perfection. The other is dirty chaotic and disorderly.

[@m.a6416]

Had the chance of trying an A and compared it to the common "inferior" types, there's almost no difference. It's visual at most and the entire category is there to generate higher profits. It's like buying a carton of regular mangos and selling the one perfect looking one you find for the price of the 10 cartons.

[@Divedown_25]

Exactly

[@kenshinhimura9387]

shhh don't tell these idiots the truth. I like reading the comments from these low IQ people that think these mangos are special and not just your typical mango that grows all over the world.

[@justinmacasinag6258]

Exactly to meet their revenues. They started a trend and let rich “pecfectionist” people start bidding on it.

[@fez877]

It’s just hype and marketing. The Japanese are good at it.

[@NeilMalthus]

It's like everything in capitalism. People want the 'best' to satisfy their little egos. They make money exploiting the planet, its nature and other people, then throw it around because they think it makes them look kind of special. What sad little people of zero self-respect the rich are!

[@mpandunky]

I've been to strawberry & melon farms in Japan and was amazed at how much respect the farmers give to getting the fruits right.

[@elbozo5723]

🍭

[@erilove593]

Maybe is for their climate and less lands is more difficult to grow fruits? I dunno really. Where I live is very tropical so is what most often hear about

[@GGWP-gm5cq]

@@erilove593 Fruits in general r quite expensive in Japan. Lands, labour are both expensive there, which is one contributor of why these fruits r so excessively expensive. The other reason being Japanese have a tendency to profit on diminishing return. If we have a way to quantify taste, many of these kinds of fruit, like the mango in the video or Shizuoka musk melon, taste perhaps 5% better than their ordinary, well grown counterparts; but will need 200% of cost increase to achieve so. This drivers up the price, and for most people, they cannot really taste the difference. This apply to many of their other product (like meat) as well. The other thing is gifting culture, not just in Japan but Asia as a whole. This creates a international market that is approachable for supplier in Japan, drives up the price even more. I have tasted this mango, along with some famous Japanese strawberry and melon. I can say this with 100% certainty: this mango taste about the same as any good one from Hawaii, the strawberry is about the same, if not worse than those produce from northeastern China. Both cost about 20 times if not more. The only one I can tell taste straight up better is the Shizuoka melon, which the Chinese have something that taste almost identical but less juicy. If it is only for basic, simple consumption, no way that people will pick the expensive one.

[@ぼにゃぱると]

味に殆ど違いが無いって言ってる人、舌が死んでるんじゃないの…

[@loofms9167]

@@ぼにゃぱると what do you know it isn't just a big scam? Youre so naive. It's just a mango. Even for the best , the price is ridiculous.

[@kataep9442]

It’s really nice to know that if you have something you love to do in Japan like growing mango, and it’s your passion and you just keep working for it and keep the standards nice and high for your product, it can pay off very easily

[@markuse3472]

IT'S EXTORTION, you dimwit. Certain regular organic mangos at the local grocery store can and sometimes do taste equally or better. The same BS goes for their kobe beef, sushi and whatever else they charge an arm and a leg for. Pop culture is making the world very brainless.

[@hunterhawkins8754]

thats 8,000 a YEAR. outside of the validation, im not sure how this is considered an "easy payoff"

[@tylergerena7426]

It’s really nice to know fail has an antonym & no just because you are trying doesn’t mean it’s working. Failure exist; failure shows us what isn’t working. Stop lying.

[@WiZaRdNoOb101]

@@tylergerena7426 reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit

[@christking85]

lol umm no. Some things yes but i watched a video of a Japanese man that had a passion for sniffing feet. I am willing to say no matter how hard he works it will never pay off very easily. Join the real world buddy. For every one guy like in this video there are 50 who barley make a living.

[@kenta6591]

In India u can find 50+ varieties of mango which would cost $4~$10 for 12 mangoes from Jan onwards. It reduces to $2~$3 during May and June.

[@beornheard3835]

In my country it worth 1 dollar per kg during season.

[@lsr3794]

In the UK they are quite expensive. Maybe 15 dollars for a box of 6. But those are the Pakistani and Indian mangoes

[@KhalidAl-Shammari]

5$ per kg 🇸🇦

[@McYeroc]

Yea but the ones in India probably have pesticides and human excrement in them.

[@amitkumar-iq6vk]

In some parts of India, you will get 2-3 kgs per $ in May, june

[@csr2120]

The mangoes in the video look like the Hayden mangoes that I ate 20 years ago in Hawaii. Tender, juicy with just the right amount of sweetness when picked ripe with the skin more red than green with a little bit of yellow. Most were huge, 2-3 lbs. and best of all not expensive. Not like rubbery mangoes that supermarkets often import or use in frozen fruit salads nowadays.

[@jerseydriftingsouth7400]

Idk I like the Philippine mangos I buy 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Zoomfay]

@@Peace-tl1ll in india, yes. otherwise in the world we just call them mangoes.

[@samahnasser87]

Hayden's are delicious

[@Anmolnegi-yw7hg]

@@Zoomfay yes but western hemisphere mangoes sucks that's why

[@Zoomfay]

@@Anmolnegi-yw7hg ??? i'm not even from the western hemisphere lol, i'm taiwanese...? Your sentence doesn't even make sense, in fact, the US and the western world import mangos from the same place india does, the UAE, and Mexico. So you're saying your own mangoes suck?

[@azaiahspeaks]

As a native Miamian who grew up hopping fences to pick mangoes off of neighbors trees, I can honestly say I’ve never had a mango that I felt was worth $4k. EVER. And I love mangoes.

[@regem2424]

I have tried these mangoes at a Japanese colleague's house, trust me, the Bright Yellow Alphonso Mangoes of India are way sweeter, smoother and flavour packed. Miyazaki Mangoes just look good on the outside with their crimson hue, that's it( in my opinion).

[@milankaur6626]

Pretty sure nothing can beat an Indian mango 🥭 🥰😋

[@donuts3476]

I wanna try an Indian mango >.

[@sidk5919]

Nice try fake account Rajesh. Back to the call center now .

[@sidk5919]

@@milankaur6626 cos you’ve never been outside india

[@baishalideb5565]

i guess india has a huge variety of mangoes that are great to taste...just cant stop eating them ...alphonso, kesar, langra ,malda ,and many many more ..i lovemy country for its mangoes.

[@erickalbertorodriguezmusic]

I really like his honesty! He looks so happy doing this. I respect this man!

[@AMH18320]

The good superior type of mangos are not just sweet but they have this distinct fragrant aftertaste and good texture.. those 2 quality make a whole difference

[@nataliep6385]

I grow these myself and have done so for more than 10 years. I give them away for free to friends and guests. It barely cost anything to grow them. This video is nuts.

[@Elilymo]

@Onigiri-kuuun • I am a riceball. it not about da taste, fruit r use as gift in japan

[@alexandria3349]

better get exportin

[@nataliep6385]

@@alexandria3349 I won in Lottery about 7 years ago

[@alexandria3349]

@@nataliep6385 thats awesome! what a dream

[@Elilymo]

@Onigiri-kuuun • I am a riceball. cuz da more expensive a gift is mean da more "respect" ur showing ??

[@kta_0187]

Japan: Miyazaki Mango Philippines: These mangoes are always dropping on the road from the trees because nobody's eating it.

[@marvindiego1958]

LOL how true..Carabao and Indian mangoes for the win

[@rejuvenatingsoul3498]

@@marvindiego1958 Alphonso is the best in the world.

[@ConnorFarm-CF]

These mangoes are on a whole other level! The amount of care, attention, and time that goes into growing them really explains the price. It’s amazing how every step, from the meticulous farming techniques to the perfect packaging, is all about quality. Definitely makes me appreciate why they’re so expensive!

[@some.generic.username5254]

Japan has expertise in making a simple product look so special and fool other people into thinking it's superior. They surely put a lot of effort , but the final product is a tad bit better than normal ones.

[@00Julian00]

Kind of like a balenciaga cap that costs 400 bucks

[@marikitliwayway6703]

The sweetest mangoes come from the Philippines. Guiness book of world records certified it. The Philippine guimaras Carabao mango cultivar is a product of careful selective breeding. What we don't have is the marketing money machinery that Japan has.

[@codelessunlimited7701]

What about yung Catimon mango na malalaki?

[@KaleidoSTAR_PH]

kaya masmasarap ang mangga natin sa Zambales o sa Guimaras nkklk lang na may taong willing magbayad ng $4k+, para sa mangga lang 😵‍💫

[@smalltiny]

don't ever worry about that, there is very few things i'd actually want from japan as a european, let alone mangoes. when i think mango, i think india first, tbf but I'd take Philippines mangoes over japanese any day

[@ThePerbin]

There is a reason Miyazaki mangoes are so expensive. They are only available from select merchants in the Land Between for a huge amount of runes. They boost all your stats greatly for 30 minutes and persist on death so very useful for boss fights.

[@ananthanarayanan4100]

I have tasted Miyazaki mangoes and i can confidently say that any decent Indian mango is better than the best Miyazaki mango.😅 Another classic case of over engineering a simple product.

[@mode7scaling3]

marketing

[@rameessalim2492]

may be true, but they know the basics of business which allows everyone involved in the process to get rewarded and to have a dignified life. sometimes adding value to a product, adds value to the lives.

[@tanthaman]

Liar

[@tanthaman]

@@rameessalim2492 blah blah blah

[@1988bman]

Yep. It's native to India afterall.

[@DeepPatel-lz8fj]

Here in India, my part of the country (Gujarat) is famous for its sweet Kesar Mangoes! We just bought 30kgs of them for about 70$, the price might be high but the fruit is very very sweet due to the extreme exposure to sun!

[@nahbirdie4773]

Ooh! I can't remember if I've had kesar mangoes ever but they do look like alphonso ones right? My fam has a couple of trees down at a family village by the coast and our relatives usually get us a box when they go visit the village (alphonso) theyre so sweet! Indian mangoes are bomb. Always taking pride in that 🤣

[@Supernova10000]

My mom told me something similar abt the mangoes she had back in Pakistan. I really want to try these mangoes someday 😭 but I’m stuck with the bad American mangoes

[@lavander1270]

Omg kesar mangoes are just heaven😭😭😭 I would eat them all day lmao

[@basantapandeyy]

@@Supernova10000 Definitely go Pakistan and eat them mangoes

[@daltonturgott6063]

@@Supernova10000 Most mangoes 🥭 sold in America are from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@knowwhere4185]

wht people dont realise is the amount of care and effort that japanese put in their work is just phenomenol..literally its a work of art and art can be sold for any price depending on the person who see the value

[@wisemonkey8485]

If you just want a sweet but and don't want to break bank then try the Zambales mango in the Philippines as it is been confirmed by Guinness Book of World Records as the world's sweetest mango

[@wisemonkey8485]

@@bespectacledperson2316 Yeah its the same mango species but it is the sweetest variant of the carabao mango

[@renzovelezthe2]

@@bespectacledperson2316 i can recall in my childhood binge eating toomuch carabao mangos from our farm in mindanao caused me sorethroat due to its sweetness😂

[@yunielever]

The variety is called Sweet Elena...

[@ayuselasih6019]

I like unripe one that taste sour better especially with sambal

[@rishwhoo7258]

The Japanese always find ways to make a mundane thing outrageously expensive.

[@jmrqz6348]

Like the scissors used to trim bonsai trees.

[@joaovictorcunha205]

I agree. Thats because they do Auctions for everythin they can and thats why every single thing is expensive there.

[@absiyehassan36]

True it's ridiculous

[@harrellt1405]

The rich just being decadent and just showing off.

[@jomon723]

Haha...You are so right, and if they see a long line, they will jump in it just so they can wait 20 minutes

[@DakuJTenshi]

I absolutely adore the gift giving culture in Japan. I went on a business trip there and received gifts from partners and members I literally had to leave with an extra suitcase 🤣. Japan will always be such an incredible country to me culturally.

[@starsonapollo2]

I love the gift giving culture! I think that a lot of those that watch these kinds of fruit videos don't get that you buy them for someone else, and usually the price of the gift will align with the message you're trying to send!! Hope you had a wonderful trip!

[@ernestkhalimov9368]

Until you live their, and all of them peer pressure you to do the same. With gifts etc

[@arnaavraizada554]

People treating those mangos so preciously 🤔 And Here in India we have 100s of mango varities and produce so much that it's more than we need 😅 Just today I ate 3 😋

[@arnaavraizada554]

@@cheapsentiment I am saying our mass produced mangos are also export quality . Such like this .

[@abhishekdasgupta9239]

@@cheapsentiment You definitely have no idea how good Indian mangoes taste. They are definitely not made for mass production, rather in India, the 2 months of mango harvest are the only things indians hope for in the harsh summer. I can assure you a freaking Rs 10 mango from my backyard would prolly taste better than this novelty of a mango, because in essence mangoes are a tropical fruit, and they need more water and sunlight than most other fruits. Hence Japan as a more northern country is essentially not even ideal for the growth of mangoes than India.

[@moncang3265]

people need to remember that this is not the price of all the mangos from japan. there's lots of normal price mangos too, think of it as the mango's equivalent to himalayan pink salt, or expensive caviar from other countries

[@Wildstar40]

Yeah I get it and you know what ... I still think it is utterly ridiculous.

[@experienceexperte3096]

It is ridiculous…. And for other fruits, they are still pricey compared to other countries, some even consider it as a “gift” as most of them are imported. Now it may change depending on the prefecture, but that is the case for most of them. Like there may be one or two préfecture not being too pricey but they would still be pricey. Recap: fruits are pricey in Japan no matter the marketing category you get it from.

[@moncang3265]

I mean, if u feel that this costs really high then its target is not for you i guess? The farmer is happy, the auctioneer is happy, and the buyer is happy with that price luxury things do cost really high for lots of people

[@garretth8224]

Pink Himalayan salt is a scam. It is not pure as they claim. It has more impurities than table salt. The supposed health benefits are pseudoscience.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

himalayan salt is very moderately expensive (it's mined quite cheaply in very substantial quantities), and proper sturgeon caviar doesn't really have proportionally cheaper options. expensive fruit are a very specific japanese cultural specialty because of japanese traditions of giving fruit as gifts. extremely rich people giving gifts to extremely rich people WANT their gifts to be extremely expensive, and in japan, what they want due to tradition are extremely expensive fruit. the price has little to do with production costs or value, it's more the other way around that there is a demand for expensive gift fruit to fulfill at various levels of price absurdity that are entirely set by how much rich people WANT to spend to make a point, and then the fruit suppliers compete with one another and the very best fruit (officially, though unofficially I'm sure producers' personal connections and reputations play a role) are awarded the privilege of fulfilling the most expensive demand. it's not like last year the most expensive fruit cost $100k, but this year no fruit turned out as good, so the most expensive ones only sell for $20k. no, there still are the same buyers who want to spend $100k to demonstrate their wealth, and they'll spend that money on the best fruit of the year no matter how good the best of that year is. it's not like they'll be tasting it anyway, because they're buying them as gifts.

[@hamafarm]

These Miyazaki mangoes are truly incredible! It’s amazing to see the dedication and attention to detail that make them so valuable.

[@NomnomEater]

I visited Japan several times and the quality of the fruits and food are not that much different from those in the US and Canada. It's just crazy that people are willing to pay these premium prices.

[@silenc3x]

bro what? You just ate some regular fruit, you didn't eat $2K grapes the size of ping pong balls. They have normal fruit just like the US. Not everything in Japan is special lol.

[@linxuser897]

@@silenc3x What he meant to say is different though, he's not talking about these fruits that are made to be expensive for no reason. In Japan, buying fruit is a luxury, as even common fruits cost a fortune. The whole country depends on packaged crap, let's see how that will affect their health.

[@wazukyan7696]

@@linxuser897 i don't think that's possible, fruits cost the same as other places only some special fruits are expensive.

[@linxuser897]

@@wazukyan7696 have you been to Japan? If you haven't, at least watch a vlog before posting misleading comments

[@gearbanginentertainment7476]

@@wazukyan7696 go to japan before making that claim

[@5kultrawidegamer344]

Tasted this and the famous Guimaras mangoes in Philippines. And the one in Philippines tasted better for me, and it's sold about $2/kg. But it's just my opinion.

[@rrraynoorrr]

As a habitual mango-devourer i must agree with you. Miyazaki mangoes are all hype and little substance.

[@Chinoiserie9839]

If you think the Guimaras mango is good you should try the Leon mangoes found in the neighboring island of Guimaras which is Iloilo.

[@sidmichael1158]

2dollars per kg is a rip off

[@jbertrow1056]

craft farming japanese do.. but in ph just farmer normally not like japan that are more on just a farmer...

[@3yes0ny0u]

@@jbertrow1056 The price should reflect the product. If the work does not produce the desired result then it's ineffectual work.

[@kingofme8863]

I would NEVER in life pay $4000 for a fruit. I could careless how or where it's grown. This video is informative and educational, and I appreciate the effort and hard work. Yet & still I would never in life.

[@paulsimons769]

Thanks for letting everyone know

[@kingofme8863]

@@paulsimons769 hey just commenting like everyone else 😎

[@EliteBeast]

its a company that buys it to generate buzz. Look X brand mango sold for Y amount of dollars. X brand must be amazing. its pretty cheap marketing if you think about it

[@ndkty5]

Don't say "never"

[@DocMario]

@@paulsimons769retards when they see a comment section for the first time

[@aren1939]

Even for a plant it's very challenging to live in Japan 😔😔

[@Edithhandle]

🤣🤣

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

Well at least the pets live in harmony right?🤣

[@Cleeon]

@@dewaldsteyn1306 yes, Japanese have some beautiful pet,

[@Cleeon]

Guys, have you watching how grand Champion koi life in Japan? Even for fish, need a very hard work there

[@aren1939]

2 months and 71 likes 🥺🥲 come on people of the world need some more

[@am4793]

I've seen mangos in Kenyan markets which are as red and more plump than the ones in the video. I also tried several varieties which were absolutely delicious and like nectar. However there was no fancy packaging, just ordinary cardboard boxes and plastic bags.

[@ivannasha5556]

I ate some mangoes in South Africa. They were incredible and a lot cheaper. So juicy and tasty. Mangoes from Uruguay or Paraguay can't remember which are also great. South African fruit is probably the best on the planet. French fruit is also great. Fruit from a lot of other countries doesn't really cut it. Homegrown is amazing as well. We had a peach tree in Sweden that nothing from a store could even come close to compete with.

[@artbyrobot1]

I ate mangos in Kenya and it was the best I ever had!

[@invisibilius1978]

@@ivannasha5556 bro south african fruit is so fire every time I visit I can't wait to eat the strawberries

[@youngboo6578]

@@invisibilius1978 I'm Kenyan but I like buying some s.a fruits they are usually smaller but sweeter

[@cindyndeda532]

My Japanese teacher loved that about Kenya! The Mangoes. Apple Mangoes cost like 1USD for 5. And they are the absolute best. They grow out in the Sun. No greenhouses. Our African Mangoes also really really sweet. We may be a developing country, struggling economically but we have the BEST TASTING FRUITS in the world.

[@eyelandgal]

I had no idea Japan even produced mangoes, the fact that they were able to take a common variety and turn it into such a commodity is kinda impressive

[@teoleno4019]

I mean it's crazy hot in Japan. It's easy to grow them there.

[@pauloazuela8488]

@@teoleno4019 It isn't easy to grow it there, since they need greenhouses unlike in my country PH just plant that seed and let it grow. There's documents about it when someone tried it in Japan. It died. The temperature isn't the only factor for a plant to grow. In conclusion it's sucks to be a plant growing in Japan , the land isn't forgiving

[@NghtMonster]

I've had several of these mangoes. Maybe I don't have a refined enough palette to appreciate it, seeing all the work that comes in creating them. They are delicious but nothing extraordinary. The Japanese really take fruit growing into an art form!

[@Neyobe]

I’ve grown many vegetables and fruits in my life, and everything that this video named is “so difficult to grow, that’s why it’s expensive” is a problem everywhere. - Not enough pollination - Humidity - Takes one year to produce All these “issues” are “issues” with all plants…

[@itsukinakamura8547]

YES I AGREE!!! nothing about this plant seems difficult. It’s just Japanese consummerism

[@linmal2242]

In AUS we have great big mangoes R2D2 's but they are not red all over but yellow with a red tinge.

[@pauloazuela8488]

The problem and intensity is different for every land ofc like I would expect a strawberry grown in a desert to be much more expensive

[@FarmGearInnovators]

these mangoes are literal works of art! The dedication and care that go into growing them really explains why they're so expensive. Respect to the farmers! 👏

[@masterbowler1630]

"Work of arts" really? It's just business for the pretentious rich people, and a waste of food since they select what considered the best and the rest are disposed . These mangoes taste just good as any other cheap ones, but if you tell the masses that these fruits are the best of the best and you put them behind high prices, some d*mbass with money will fell for it

[@phanikanala8263]

Their obsession with perfection is complicating simple things

[@deepalall647]

You can get tastier mangoes at much cheaper prices in South Asia and South East Asia. Sometimes even the smallest and imperfect looking mangoes taste delicious, and the most perfect looking mangoes may taste sour. If this variety of mango was superior than others, it would be in much higher demand all over the world.Japan has a gift giving culture and they tend to complicate everything and add higher price tag to it. These mangoes are more of a social status symbol considering the price. If you want to truly enjoy the fruit, buy it from people who produce it in bulk.

[@msunny3307]

I agree with you 100% Japanese are well known for showing off. I will bet my organic mango in my backyard taste as good as the Japanese one or even better.

[@seedleaf54]

@@msunny3307 if u do pruning, like taking 99% flowers off u get the same mango, oh add some bees

[@calutanneohage6152]

I’ve had both visiting Japan and also other Asian countries. But Japanese ones are other worldly cuz they are specific cultivars and made under scientifically researched and controlled temperature, soil and all. In fact, most mangoes sold in Japan are imported from the Philippines and the price is less than 1/10 of Japanese ones. So they have the access to much cheaper South East Asian ones but people still will pay that much for Japanese ones so that show that taste is not same and not the market value. I now live in London and we see Japanese mangoes imported too so it is recognized by many culinary professionals around the world to be different.

[@deepalall647]

@@calutanneohage6152 That's a load of bs. Filipino themselves say these mangoes taste awful. People who haven't tasted variety of mangoes aren't an expert. These are for show off only nothing else.

[@Aikano9]

ahahahah no

[@pllinseo]

i’m from Japan :) and it’s common here to give fruits as a gift! Fruits here are expensive (especially fruits with perfect appearance lol) but they also taste good! One of the reason why it’s expensive is on how farmers grew fruits since here in Japan it’s full of mountains and there are only few places that fruits can really grew. Instead of importing, they don’t really do that. I think one of the reason is that they really value the quality and the meaning of fruit here in Japan 😊 I think too, just like the other comments with their country’s mango lol nothing will compare to how delicious, sweet and cheap the Philippine mango is hahaha! We don’t even care abt Apple mango in the PH cause it’s not sweet and good But Japan is not a tropical country, it’s hard to grew fruits like mango. So again, it’s just how they value it.

[@thedarkness2635]

Hey thank you so much for your comment bro. I really enjoyed reading about your country through your own perspective

[@abbysanimation4113]

Arigato. 😊😊

[@abemontes2518]

When I was growing up in Puerto Rico there were 7 mango trees in my back yard among other types of fruit like coconut, passionfruit, limes, avocados, breadfruit etc... This is crazy that people sell these mangoes at such a high price. However, if people pay for it others will sell it. Mangoes are delicious though and when you have them in abundance you kind of take it for granted.

[@umerhussain2]

Japanese can sell anything at high either they name it luxurious or gifting thing and that's insane

[@danirey425]

They give off perfectionist vibes, the attention to detail is off the charts

[@Neyobe]

Whether it’s the attention to detail or not, how good can that mango really be?? Any Caribbean or other Asian mangoes are superior

[@kagamitaiga7055]

Its just to show off imagine 1mango costing 200-500yen 😂here my country you can get 3kg of mango with same price even better sweetness

[@lizardfishmanbearpig1818]

When she said they weren’t rare and “sold at much lower prices” It felt like a big understatement

[@bcatbb2896]

i remember trying a imported Japan mango once. Cost 40$ for one and it tasted incredibly sweet, but there were hardly any fruity flavor in there, just sugar

[@_audacity2722]

Honestly the mangoes from the Dominican Republic are 100x better, and they grow as big as melons! The obsession with Japan is so overblown 🙄

[@A01009aaron]

@@_audacity2722 I rather buy a ticket to the dominican Republic stay at a nice place and eat mangos all day for 4k than buy 2 mangos.

[@_audacity2722]

@@A01009aaron hell yeah I'm with you on that

[@LucaPed94]

honestly im not surprised since none of what theyre doing is really "natural" i guess.

[@Pokeman_official1]

@@A01009aaron you and your family can go for 4K

[@helengarrett6378]

Forget about it! I'm having trouble buying any food because of 9% inflation on food in the United States. Actually, I think that 9% is seriously underestimated. I used to buy everything I needed for a week as a single elderly diabetic who eats mostly veggies, some fruit and a little meat for under $75/week. Now my food costs about $150/week and occasionally it is higher than that!. Carbs are a tiny portion of what I eat. This kind of luxury is for rich people and corporate titans. We working people eat the least expensive food we can find and cut back on meat. I'm not vegetarian by choice. Expensive mangoes are so far down on my list of desired fruit that the item fell OFF the list into the trash can.

[@SHALALATELOVER]

:( did you know other countries like Germany have commercials for the less fortunate in the US because there are starving children and they are right! It's horrible.

[@user-ps2lc9rq3i]

@@SHALALATELOVER I don’t think that’s true especially because Germany has a higher child poverty rate than the us

[@helengarrett6378]

@@SHALALATELOVER We have starving adults too. It's horrible to see someone EATING out of trash cans on the beach. Imagine, during a pandemic a ragged homeless person going from trash bin to bin to find some half eaten food left over by others for a meal! Imagine children home from school for the summer break. They get free meals if the family income is low enough during the school year, but not during the summer. They go hungry! I know because I see it all over the neighborhood. Our workers wages are so low that mothers cannot buy food all the time. I've had neighbor kids ask for a hard boiled egg sandwich. If I had it, I made one for them with a glass of milk. Imagine THAT! But sometimes MY OWN kids had to go to bed with a dinner of toasted bread and sugar and reconstituted powdered milk which I put into a used milk carton because They hated powdered milk. I tried to fool them. Yes, we do have extreme poverty in this country. Now tell me how wonderful market driven capitalism is when a full time employed mother of two can't properly feed her two little kids and when everyone isn't entitled to shelter and adequate nutrition simply because we are all human! We have people who are more concerned about finding homes for dogs and feeding stray cats than they are about the hungry people living in tents in every city. This is a sick society and capitalism does not work for too many.

[@powasjington4262]

Even a mango I got at the grocery store for a dollar is delicious so Idk how this can be that much better.

[@normanmusimwa2058]

I am a small holder farmer & so l am always happy when another farmer get a price they feel they deserve for their produce. Having said that, $4000 mangoes.......... now that's someone pulling a fast one on someone 🤣🤣🤣

[@rickbhattacharya2334]

I have tried this, it's pure marketing and hype. It just looks good and that's it. Coming from the place where we eat mangoes like crazy from the childhood I can say that it's not special but if farmers can make more money because of hype and marking power to them .

[@robertkerr9527]

The Japanese in general have an obsession with perfection. It can drive you to achieve great things . But knowing some Japanese friends, this can also cause tremendous pressure on average, normal people and bring about mental health issues. I've also been to india during mango 🥭 season and had some of the finest mangoes. Quite cheap as well.

[@bananasandbass]

Idk but I’ve been to Malaga in southern Spain and had a local natural grower let me pick tree-ripe mangoes that were bursting with sweet juicy nectar and like honestly the best fruit I’ve ever tasted in my life. And I’ve tasted some good quality fruit from subtropical regions. It was Mouth-gasm. They were a different variety and the trees were taken well care of. And you can buy a box for change pocket money haha.

[@BeachLookingGuy]

it's all status symbol hype. just look at the box the pose with.. i find it hard to believe much changes between them besides how sweet they can be due to sun exposure.

[@michuinho]

I wonder how it taste with the mango that my grandmother has made grown in our place, it's called "Forest Kassi Mango" I've eaten 10+ variety of mangos, but our Mango taste so much better.

[@sahratank7504]

In wich country is the mango? i eat a lot variety of mangos too!

[@michuinho]

@@sahratank7504 I'm from from Kerala (state in south India) Mangoes are also famous in Thailand, Indo, Mexico, philippino, brazil and china

[@breh9320]

Should try the Pakistani chunsa i was shocked by the sweetness it produced

[@spiderliliez]

I love Japanese food and the country, but this mango has nothing on the Guimaras Mangoes. Simply unbeatable for its sweet taste. You'd be crazy to choose Miyazaki Mangoes.

[@philippe.D]

Taga dn ka pre.

[@SAS-R2]

Seems like every fruits in Japan is expensive. Making it less abundant and focusing on fruit quality is what I have learn from Japan Anyone can get the same taste with less expenditure by trying Mangos grown in Philippines, Pakistan and India Fun fact: Perception of fruits changes based on how much it costs. The pricier a fruit is, the better we think it tastes

[@sam510938764]

Fruit is expensive in Japan in general, even for regular consumer grades. That's why Japanese people going to the rest of Asia are always astonished at how cheap the fruits are.

[@janmaverick]

it is basically the apple mango in the Philippines, which has no market value

[@RowFourBlob]

Apple mango is good partially ripe(maniba) fully ripe apple mango taste like medicine

[@ArturoVilchez92]

They have regular priced fruit in Japan... These are just grown to give as presents

[@irissupercoolsy]

This feels like one of the nicest jobs there is.

[@jas_lyn]

While the price is insane, i love the care and respect of the whole process

[@BeachLookingGuy]

ah yes, respecting the mango! glorious indeed!

[@tytania3545]

I just got a HUGE mango like this from my neighbor and it was SOOO good! They're in season in Puerto Rico right and you can pick them by the side of the road. 🥭

[@SPACEKIDBg]

I khow people are saying it’s a scam and u can get the same thing from Walmart but that mango looks beautiful

[@MOZ429]

to people who are crazy in love with Japanese culture, these all make sense and it makes Japan unique; to others, just four keywords: gift-giving; marketing; craftsmanship; yakuza.

[@nnvhtth]

and OVERATED

[@Nizhyii]

next video should be on why everything is expensive in japan

[@eldritchomen]

Anything is expensive if you add 50 extra steps to growing them and random ridiculous standards

[@hidum5779]

why water is expensive in Japan

[@akkiko]

I had the chance to visit Hawaii and they were selling pineapple by the road. Astoundingly good stuff- general store can't even compare. Super sweet and juicy, carved right in front of you. I don't doubt this would be similar, but if the difference is paying $12 to a roadside vendor and $4000 at auction? I think the airfare to a place where it's locally grown might be cheaper lol

[@reddragon3361]

Tried that, but not as Tasty+ fragrance as Alphanso Mango (Indian one).

[@objectiveice1294]

its 4k more of course its better

[@nostradamusus]

I agree.

[@osiris654]

@@objectiveice1294 they said worse

[@reddragon3361]

@@objectiveice1294 Money isn't the measure for the Taste!

[@ShashankSundar]

India is always India Bro...

[@Neyobe]

I never understand how people can be so interested in things like this. Go and buy a mango for 50 cents! You’ll feeel just the same but not have debt!

[@varshachandrashekar7057]

Best person is the customer who eats these mangoes. If they say it's really good compared to other mangoes they get around the world, then it's worth putting that much energy into it.

[@rkdo9554]

These mangoes look exactly like the mangoes from our tree in our backyard here in the Philippines and we did not even plant it, it just sprouted 5 years ago, we don't even water it. So the care that they put on these mangoes and their price are just ridiculous for me. Well... you do you , Japan:D

[@lovepeace9902]

All fruits I ate in Mexico were just perfect. We went to pick watermelons and grapes at 4:00 (when they were harvested for sale too) because I was told they taste best then. Watermelons and grapes were 100% crispy, sweet and juicy. Mangos and figs were my favourites and tasted best when picked right from the tree at day time when they were little warm. Mangos were sour but really sweet at the same time. I think that best fruits are grown in warm countries. Cooler countries have best berries especially the ones that grow wild in forests like blueberry, rasberry, cloudberry and forest strawberry. They are much sweeter and tastier than the berries grown from bushes which in my opinion taste completely different, watery and bland. Sour berries which many people with backyard grow here are great also and make best condenced juices. Pesticides and fertilizers aren't needed. You get the same vitamins from fruits and berries. From imported fruits extra sweet pineapples are my favourites.

[@coolkevs2371]

mango from mexico has no taste,blend and sometimes skins will get old so fast gives it no taste. but i have no option its good if its the season

[@avariceseven9443]

Well, mangoes are native in the warmer zones so they best grow and produce better fruits in similar weather. It's why people in colder places need greenhouses to grow some fruits and plants while people in warmer places would grow plants native to colder places in higher elevation like mountains, so they are colder.

[@lovepeace9902]

@@coolkevs2371 You may have gotten bad variety or the fruits could have been from trees grown in less good environment. In Mexico I got all fruits from big farms which had very good fruit varieties and best growing environment for their fruit trees. Obviously they had enough money to pay for water, nutrients, nets (to keep animals away) etc. Sadly without government funding many small farms can't afford that. In any country only very few people have their own well in their property or river/lake near by to provide free water. I live in rich country and last summer all small fruit and berry farmers in my city had to sell their products -85% of the normal price due to very hot and dry summer. They depend on rain to get any profit. Bad batches can be sold with small profit only for making juice concentrate or jam.

[@coolkevs2371]

@@lovepeace9902 i understand how mango works coz we have farm. i know that if its not mango season some mango blend and some can get old fast.

[@coolkevs2371]

@@lovepeace9902 not the best mango but i have no choice. they dont export mangoes from philippines so.

[@juulianray]

The fact that the man just produces a 4000 dollar mango, and still stays so humble about it is amazing

[@rodellgonzaga250]

Carabao Mango in the Philippines 🇵🇭 is still the best with very low maintenance. Must try😋

[@objectiveice1294]

imagine buying 2 mangoes for 4 grand 🤦‍♂️

[@RaBlazers]

Imagine not

[@cantnv1]

Imagine how much other stuff you could use that 4 grand for!

[@Zeyek1]

down payment for a new car

[@RaBlazers]

A lot of road trips

[@absiyehassan36]

😂😂

[@shaded3474]

1:14 So, the reason for its high cost is that it is an "Apple Mango"

[@JohnHausser]

Regular 🥭 are already delicious! Imagine those ones Cheers from San Diego California

[@rexeuver]

I feel like I just watched a cool anime series about growing these mangos and aiming for the top spot in the market. Way to go Takuya san.

[@calacurrather9994]

It’s the dedication of the Japanese that I admire most. When they embark on something they give it their best.

[@doikly9039]

I absolutely admire the skill & dedication of the farmers but this is just false scarcity to create a market of people who love to get ripped off in the name of having something no one else does

[@juliemiller9258]

Obviously, you have not tended a fine garden and prefer to eat crap food prepared by someone else. To each his own.

[@peachylover4598]

alot of weird assumptions of one opinion, no need to be so personally offended over a fruit, lmao

[@pranavsoni7591]

The key here is to have complete insight into which parameters need to be optimized for maxima. And taking all measures possible to get the maxima. A very structured approach. It cannot guarantee that all mangoes will be perfect but that's where the continual increment approach of the Japanese comes. They have turned a natural fruit almost into an engineering marvel...kudos.

[@Flalcon]

Can't wait for the dark souls durian, and don't forget bloodborne bananas!

[@ekamsat429]

Mangoes, being native to South Asia, allowed the Mughals and other kings centuries of time and hard work to experiment with thousands of breeds to select for a variety of traits such as color, taste, smell, pulp, weight, shape, etc. Mughal gardeners from Persia knew how to create desirable cultivars (apricot, apple, etc.). Most uniquely, the royal orchards succeeded to take most of the otherwise naturally occurring fiber out of the mangoes. And that makes these varieties truly special.

[@rejuvenatingsoul3498]

Lmao. The best variety of Mangos is from Western India, Mughals didn't experiment with mangos and they're native to Indian culture since 3000 BC.

[@malihaiderqizilbash4477]

@@rejuvenatingsoul3498 Best Mangoaes are actually from Multan Pakistan. Nothing beats chaunsa

[@rejuvenatingsoul3498]

@@malihaiderqizilbash4477 Lmao, they're from western ghats, where I live, it grows wild in our property. Well Alphonso is the number one ranked mango is the world.

[@orionbeltelgeuse2679]

Ive tried this mango, its really good for people who havent tasted a lot of mango varieties, for me the best is the manila mango, its very yellow compare to this red hue, and very sweet, so sweet that it feels like you pour sugar syrup or honey to that mango

[@aluemd4793]

Its so common here in philippines. You can buy them at 1$ a piece

[@HARRISHER0]

My friend has one tree of this kind in his balcony. We eat those every year for free and they just taste like regular mangoes. These Japanese people smh

[@Willppyro]

@@HARRISHER0 lol they are not all expensive you can get cheap ones in japan its just the ones that are perfect are sold at expensive prices when i lived in japan they did this with square watermelon to

[@kwikd5193]

I'm from The Bahamas, growing up these types of mangoes were a blast to have😋. As a youth my parents had a large tree that was a favourite in the neighbourhood. After years of hurricanes it was weakened then eventually tumbled over. We pushed it back up like two times but the last time a hurricane pushed it on the house. I remember that hurricane well ! I was on the roof cutting some of the branches while holding on for dear life because the tree was leaning against the house😭.The tree was starting to damage the roof !! Crazy times mannn lolol. My dad said that's enough and he chopped it down after the hurricane passed. Our neighbourhood was full of mango trees but we were the only with this species. TBH, I was tired picking mangoes for friends, family, neighbours, co-workers, ex girlfriends etc 😂 lmao. Good ole days 😩 !

[@maxpelle]

I saw them live in Tokyo fruit boutiques, beautiful to look at, obviously I didn't try them, but I tried one for $ 230 .. you know, it was good, but in India I tasted better and they cost 10 / 20 cents each .. I also saw other fruits with incredible prices, peaches, lichi, passion fruit !! Six peaches for $ 400 minimum up to more than 1000, all identical, color, size etc! Peaches from Georgia are better and with that money you buy a tree 😜 But you know the Japanese are like that, they pay thousands of dollars for a pair of used panties or for some pubic hair .. They’re crazy😅😵‍💫

[@rrraynoorrr]

I agree. This is just hyped up. We buy the sweetest mangoes in perfect condition and it would cost a few dollars per kg at most.

[@seb0nti]

im bangladeshi and the mangoes here are so good that i dont think a mango tasting slightly sweeter is all that worth it. Even so the price isnt for the type of mango its for the care💀

[@ayoo9789]

@@rrraynoorrr Mangoes are much cheaper in India but Alphonso Mangoes are pretty expensive costing about 12- 28 dollars per dozen(much better than the mangoes in the video tho)

[@lc8945]

At least you can say you tried a $230 mango. I probably would have too, but I wouldn’t pay too much more than that. I had really good mangoes in China though. Not sure why the fruits in the US don’t taste as good as when I was a kid too.

[@hidum5779]

@@seb0nti same in India Imao Idk why but these days in my region of India they don't grow it using chemicals. And they seem to sweet and fragrant to me

[@mikemeyer5973]

The dark souls of fruit

[@swagatbiswal9263]

I usually support Japanese agriculture and their attention to every detail, but being from a country that produces most of the worlds mangoes including Alphonso which is considered to be the best mango in the world I think they went a bit too far with this one.

[@yengsabio5315]

Hi there! Where is this Alphonso variety mango commonly grown? Thanks in advance!

[@sandhogssundays]

OK, so why isn't someone selling those mangos in Japan. The thing with fruits are that they taste the best ripe off the tree. So a good tasting fruit off the tree in your country doesn't mean it retains the flavor on the shelf in a supermarket in Japan. Maybe flying them over on jets might work, I don't know. I just know that there aren't many people doing it. So obviously not enough people has done the hard work of market research nor come up with the delivery system that would satisfy the Japanese consumer. I personally have never eaten these mangos and probably never will. Those one dollar a piece imported mangos are just fine by me. But there definitely is a market for freshly picked mangos delivered to your doorstep. And I can't blame these farmers for taking up the challenge and hard work of completing for that market. I can say," Its so stupid to buy a 300 dollar Rolex when a ten dollar digital watch can tell you the time just as well." But that would simply be my personal opinion and wouldn't put a dent on Rolex sales. Not that I think my opinion on Rolex watches nor mangos would be sought-after. Just doing a little mental masterbating. Never you mind.

[@swagatbiswal9263]

@@yengsabio5315 India 😁👍 If you ever get to try Alphonso..Do it without second thought.

[@thesecret6019]

@@yengsabio5315 They're mostly grown in the Konkan region and Goa

[@hemagoel3034]

@@yengsabio5315 Alphonso mangoes are best grown in the Ratnagiri region of Maharashtra ( India), also called the Konkan region. The best quality mangoes are exported to the Middle east and Indians only get to experience second or even third grade mangoes.

[@eddieboygarcia8696]

In the Philippines apple mango are organic & you can just ask your neighbors if you can get some of it they usually say yes why is god tree 🌳 tropical country are BEST WITH ALL OF WONDERFUL & EXOTIC FRUIT 🥭 THAT UNDER COUNTRY NEED A GREEN & control temperature God bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@israelquezada9936]

We have a lot of varieties of mangoes here in México, one of them look exactly like these, and they cost only 3 dollars for 1 kg when it's mango season.

[@dewankpant]

You can certainly get tastier mangoes at significantly cheaper price(India has wide variety)! Sometimes I don’t understand the crazy pricing of a lot of such Japanese items.

[@poofypoof6508]

Pricing comes from the labor required to produce the product in the way it has been produced. Like you have said there very well could be mangos better than this made with way less labor required.

[@asahelkish5809]

Mango originated in India

[@viciousclam2417]

Fruit in Japan is super expensive due to novelty and the scale of production. Fruit farms in Japan are way smaller than in any other part of the world because they primarily sell locally. The demand for fruit amongst Japanese people is also just less than everywhere else in the world for some reason, it just doesn't occupy as large of a place in the diet of the average Japanese person compared to any other demographic in the world. The auction is also just a tradition thing, it's good luck in many places to auction off the first harvest of the season. They do the same thing with fish if I remember correctly, the first catch of the year gets auctioned off. It doesn't have anything to do with quality, it's mostly about tradition and culture.

[@Qlicky]

Which is why everyone and their mother imports fruit that is impossible or difficult to grow in their own climate.

[@AhTechus]

This video is really worth watching over and over again

[@istosho3830]

jamaican smile + german stare + russian plank + pakistani sitting + balkan parents + balkan rage + english or spanish + jonkler laugh + noradrenaline + adrenaline + still water + MANGO MANGO + English or spanish = those who know

[@DonaldGonsalves]

I still don't believe there's any other mango that can beat the flavourful sweetness of the Alphanso mango.

[@riteshkadam93]

That's why Alphanso is always gonna be the king of fruits 🙌

[@twinkle3474]

Because you've never tasted carabao mangoes. Even their smell is intoxicating, you'll smell them from several feet away.

[@Forget_menot]

Alphonso mangos are the best

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

The packaging on these SINGLE individual fruits generates a ton of waste: - the individual stickers on each fruit - the plastic "pedestal" that the fruit sits on - the plastic covering that "pedestal" - the plastic net that cushions the fruit - the box itself - the papers inside the box that describes the fruit

[@danrook5757]

Ok, let them make money. Think about the aviation industry and the waste produced

[@raffic9613]

Well, if you guys ever come to India, there are 1500 mango varieties for you to taste and among them, Alphonso and Malgova mangoes are the best I have ever tasted, so far!!!

[@che4tcodex]

Miyazaki Mangoes might be expensive and tasty but the Indian Variety of Alphonso Mangoes (specifically from Devgad, Maharashtra) are the OGS 🥭🥭🥭

[@razeustrander]

These Japanese mangoes are derived from Florida mangoes which is already bland....

[@RajGoyal108]

@@razeustrander the Floridan mangoes are themselves the descendents of Indian mangoes.

[@xaviernice7548]

$4k should have been spent travelling to India or Philippines to eat mangoes there for a dollar each.

[@durjoyroy165]

Or a kilogram of them for a dollar!

[@xaviernice7548]

@@durjoyroy165Yes, or even cheaper!

[@dontworry9372]

Does anyone know what music they used for the beginning of this video? I know it’s from Audio Network, but there’s no credit for what piece it is, and it’s so delightful

[@bananasandbass]

I admire the dedication of the growers to make something beautiful. Japanese culture seems to have that a lot. To keep improving a craft to perfection by small iterations.

[@RY-yk9he]

“Perfection” is subjective… These are far from perfect imo ☺️

[@loofms9167]

Big scam you mean. They could piss at you saying its raining and you would believe it.

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

To people who are not Japanese this appears to be TOTALLY insane.

[@Wildstar40]

It IS totally insane.

[@zip3704]

Its probably insane to japanese people too. I understand a couple hundred but 4k get outa here lol

[@zip3704]

I feel like its like animals , most people would adopt or buy a regular dog, not some "perfect" inbreded species for tens of thousands. Only the wealthy care about this

[@LKonstantina915]

Lemme guess, because Japanese people are used to this kind of thing XD ?