Source: Atlas Obscura
In 2017, two mangos sold at a Japanese wholesale auction for a record-breaking $3,744. Taiyo no Tamago (Egg of the Sun) is a variety of mango grown in the Miyazaki prefecture and sold throughout Japan. Although they don’t usually go for thousands of dollars, on any given day you would be hard-pressed to find one for less than $50.
The question is: What makes these mangoes so expensive?If you think the high cost has anything to do with rarity, you’d be wrong. Egg of the Sun mangoes are actually a surprisingly common cultivar known as Irwin, which originated in Florida in the 1940s. Today, a Miami fruit stand will sell one for only a few dollars.
The hefty price tag is partially due to the care that goes into growing these fruits. Japanese farmers surround each mango with a small net, which allows sunlight to hit the skin at all angles (giving it a uniform, ruby-red color), and cushions the fruit when it falls from the tree. Allowing the mangoes to…
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