You May Be Tempted To Pay $10 For This Piece Of Fruit!

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First there were the curvy cucumbers, then came heart-shaped watermelons and now . . . Baby Buddha shaped pears.

The funky-shaped fruit was developed by Gao Xianzhang, a Chinese farmer in Hebia, Northern China, who decided to create the exotic-looking fruit, after he noticed people paying extra for odd-shaped watermelons.

It took him six years to develop the perfectly shaped mold, inside which these pears grow, but it definitely seems worth it. Despite the hefty price tag of $10USD per pear, they have been extremely popular in his village, where people consider them good-luck charms.

This year, he has managed to harvest 10,000 of these amazingly cute pieces of fruit. He is now hoping to export them to Europe and is currently awaiting the appropriate approvals.

Maybe some day he will be able to grow enough to send to other parts of the world too!

sources:dailynews.co.uk, slashfood.com

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43 Comments
  • awsome catover 13 years
    lol
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    • swirlylollypops
      swirlylollypopsalmost 14 years
      want one
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      • Ethan Furneralmost 14 years
        Cool I also want to do it. I learned that the man wanted money so he made some Buddha shaped fruit.
        Reply
        • Ashleyalmost 15 years
          Need One!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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          • yummy pearalmost 15 years
            yummy pear
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            • ihave itover 15 years
              i allready got 1
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              • dadaover 15 years
                is it eateble...no...yes...no...yes...no...yes...YOU GET IT DO YOU
                Reply
                • Rachelalmost 16 years
                  Wow
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                  • dctristar113almost 16 years
                    i would pay 15 dollars for this!!1 :-)
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                    • captainunderpantsabout 16 years
                      nice
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                      Dolasia, Meera. “You May Be Tempted To Pay $10 For This Piece Of Fruit!.” DOGOnews. September 6, 2009. Accessed November 4, 2025. https://www.dogonews.com/2009/9/6/you-may-be-tempted-to-pay-10-for-this-piece-of-fruit.

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                      Dolasia, M. (2009, September 6). You May Be Tempted To Pay $10 For This Piece Of Fruit!. Retrieved 2025, November 4, from https://www.dogonews.com/2009/9/6/you-may-be-tempted-to-pay-10-for-this-piece-of-fruit

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