http://www.wfa.org/newsletter/archive/2005/0536_050909/square-watermelons.jpg
2006-10-06 13:35:11 · 12 answers · asked by position28 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Easy to pack and stack.
2006-10-06 13:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are real and yes, they are grown in Japan on a commercial basis but also other places as well. They are allowed to grow to a certain size in their natural "state" then put into clear plastic boxes that have no tops or bottoms. The real secret to their development is that they are turned 90 degrees every other day during their growth. That insures they grow evenly and have their moisture content evenly distributed. They taste just like any other melon.
My sister has been doing this with all kinds of melons for about 6 years now.
Hope this clears up any doubt you may have.
2006-10-06 14:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by John K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those are real, they sell them in Japan. They are not genetically modified, just forced to grow into that shape. It was done so the melon take up less shelf space
2006-10-06 13:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF they're real, they have been so genetically manipulated that I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole.
(I have actually seen square tomatoes which are supposed to be easier to pack. That may be true, but I'm not eating one!)
P.S. I was relieved to see a photo of fruit. I was afraid I might be surfing to a soft core porn site!
2006-10-06 13:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by pat z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can also grow them in a cinder block...
Once their mature you just bust the block off carefully.
They'll be rectangle shaped.
2006-10-06 14:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by - 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like cantaloupe the best, I bet they would grow like that if you grew them in a wooden frame shaped like that
2006-10-06 13:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by tanya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real. They're Japanese, and they go for $70-$80 a piece (holy crap).
2006-10-06 13:39:40 · answer #7 · answered by Edna "Dirrty" Bambrick 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fake picture until proven otherwise.
2006-10-06 13:36:52 · answer #8 · answered by Jer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are better than what you get in nature.
2006-10-06 13:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by St. Toad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same answer as "Jer"
2006-10-06 13:39:05 · answer #10 · answered by Drake ☮ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋