The Akune Bontan: Japan's Massive Grapefruit You Won't Believe Exists!

The Japanese Akune Bontan is a giant grapefruit used for ceremonial purposes in the New Year period. Expensive, and not really grown to be eaten, I cut one open.
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[@PixelPipes]

Your review approach works surprisingly well on fruit! I'd definitely watch more videos from you on life and culture where you live.

[@MikePio]

Great idea! Looking forward to more similar videos. Japan is such an amazing place.

[@matthewhilty4209]

How is the sibilance ? Bass texture ? I know I know , I'm just kidding but in all seriousness, interesting fruit. I like learning something new everyday. Thank You for the Vid.

[@robertosotocampos5394]

Can drive Susvara xD? now seriously, thanks for commenting and teaching us other things of general culture of Japan :)

[@Lego6980]

I good design for closed-cup headphones perhaps

[@Lego6980]

Thanks

[@Lutznn]

Haha! Love it. Bring Japan to all of us.

[@xyanide1986]

Interesting! I never heard of these ceremonial fruits

[@kato2395]

Interesting, please review more fruits

[@akorus_master]

How is the soundstage compared to a Yuzu?

[@Currawong]

Bigger, especially in the mid-range...of my body after eating it. 😆

[@kovy689]

I like you

[@jarvinco9993]

I think you'll do well with food reviews too!:)

[@taidee]

More fruits sir, this is lovely 😀

[@martink.6178]

but can it run the Susvara?

[@willmac5642]

Same with citron lemons (growing a couple of trees in Thailand) I guess used for oil or grating?

[@gibgun]

But how does it sound on the TT2?

[@wwbdwwbd]

Interesting! Now where can I buy these headphones?

[@razisn]

This is not a grapefruit it is a pomello or pomelo (Citrus maxima). Known also as a shaddock and with various other names. Grapefruit were hybridised from pomellos but they are quite distinct.

[@allansh828]

and a poorly grown one. Such fruit costs like $1 per piece in China and it’s quite sweet. Japan is too cold for such fruit to grow properly.

[@razisn]

@@allansh828 There are about a zillion different kinds of pomellos. Smooth or gnarly rinded, with more or less pith, juicier or drier, sourer or sweeter. Akune has a humid subtropical climate, good for growing citrus. This looks like a very well grown one to my eyes.

[@Murdoc1984]

How does it sound?

[@allansh828]

that’s just a poorly grown pomelos, and the Japanese charges $100 for it? 😂😂 Is it caused by radioactive pollution?