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
  • Ellieover 15 years
    Those are super cool!!
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    • dctristar113over 15 years
      that is one sweet fruit i wont eat it i would freze it so i can have it forever
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      • SnowCloudsalmost 16 years
        Wowwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is really wonderfullll..................and strange oneeeeee...!! I can't believe my eyes
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        • siaalmost 16 years
          cool
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          • saraalmost 16 years
            wow totally cool
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            • cupcake32almost 16 years
              wow that really werid
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              • K-catalmost 16 years
                That is Really Weird And Cool i want 1.
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                • gabyalmost 16 years
                  that is very cool i wonder if it tastes the same as a normal fruit?????
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                  • EMMAalmost 16 years
                    COOL!! i went t disney word and there were mickey mouse shaped pumpkins!!!
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                    • Lilymintsalmost 16 years
                      Ooooowww!! I want 1 already!!!
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                      Dolasia, Meera. “You May Be Tempted To Pay $10 For This Piece Of Fruit!.” DOGOnews. September 6, 2009. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://www.dogonews.com/2009/9/6/you-may-be-tempted-to-pay-10-for-this-piece-of-fruit.

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