A man who spent £175 on a square-shaped watermelon was left stunned after putting the viral fruit to the test.
Carmie Sellitto, who shares food reviews with his 1.2m followers on TikTok, purchased the cube-shaped fruit to see if it was worth the extortionate sum.
The 26-year-old shows the watermelon wrapped in a gold ribbon.
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He inspects it, saying: “Why was it so expensive?”
The content creator, from London, muses that the price may be due to the unusual colouring inside, likening it to a ‘Neapolitan ice cream.
Nevertheless, he takes a bite to see if it was worth the money.
Carmie says: “Wow, this is good.
“Look how juicy it is!
“This is actually the best watermelon I’ve ever eaten in my life.
“It’s so juicy.
“I genuinely wasn’t expecting it to taste as good as it does.”
Holding it upside down to let juice pour out, Carmie demonstrates how moist the fruit is.
He adds: “It’s confusing because it tastes so much sweeter than an actual watermelon, and it has barely any seeds inside.
“Maybe that’s what you’re paying all this money for.
“I’m going to rate this an easy 10 out of 10.
“Best watermelon I’ve ever tried in my life.”
Square-shaped watermelons are produced in Japan and typically only available from Asian supermarkets.
The video review racked up 18,000 likes and hundreds of comments from viewers.
One person wrote: “There isn’t a reason to pay 175 for a watermelon.”
“I still won’t pay that kind of money for a watermelon,” another viewer insisted.
Someone else added: “£175 for GMO watermelon, I think £10 seeded is good for me tbh.”
“It looked the same as a £2 one from Aldi,” one viewer insisted.
Another fan questioned why he was chomping on the outer part of the fruit, to which Carmie replied: “For £175 I’m eating everything.”
The TikTokker previously made headlines after reviewing the most expensive coffee in the UK, which costs an eye-watering £265 – and was far less successful than the watermelon review.
Carmie told What’s The Jam: “I thought it tasted just like a normal coffee.
“I couldn’t believe this place was selling a coffee for this much money.
“It obviously wasn’t worth the £265.
“You could get something for £3 that would taste exactly the same.”
