香港天价草莓引发众多批评

Hong Kong may have the world's Most expensive strawberry.

香港可能拥有全球最贵的草莓。

Reported by The Times, a single strawberry from the Kotoka Strawberry Gift Box costs 168 HKD, which is roughly $21.60.

据英国《泰晤士报》报道，仅有一颗草莓的科托卡草莓礼盒售价达到了168港币，约合21.6美元。

The gift box can be found at CitySuper, described as an "haunt bourgeois Hong Kong supermarket chain" by The Times. The supermarket' advertises itself as a "mega lifestyle speciality store".

该礼盒可以在被《泰晤士报》称作是“中产阶级出没的香港连锁超市”--Citysuper的货架上找到。该超市的广告宣传中也称自己是一家“服务百万富豪的精品超市”。

The extremely expensive strawberry comes in an off-white cardboard box filled with synthetic straw. The fruit itself is "Fresh by Air From Japan" according to a sticker on the box.

据悉，该天价草莓装在一个米白色的纸箱里，周围填充着人造稻草。盒子上的标签写着，该水果是“从日本新鲜空运而来”。

The Kotoka strawberry is grown in Nara, a Japanese city near Osaka. The rare fruit has "a good acidity and rich sweetness" according to Nara.

科托卡草莓生长在日本奈良--一个离大阪很近的城市。据奈良市的相关介绍，这种稀有的水果“酸甜度完美”。

A picture of the Kotoka Strawberry Gift Box was shared in a Facebook group called Hong Kong Moms, sparking a number of concerned comments.

脸书上一个名为“香港妈妈”的团体上传了这个科托卡草莓礼盒的照片，引起了许多人的热议。

"And what is the difference between this wasteful splurge or spending $30,000 on a designer handbag?!? Same self indulgence…", Miriam Kamhin wrote.

米丽娅姆·卡明写道：“这种挥霍无度和花3万美元买一款设计师的手袋有什么区别吗？都是自我恣纵！”

"Absolutely criminal! By everyone involved, the producer, the retailer, the customer! All should be fined and jailed…really disgusted!!!" said Facebook user Sarah Maria.

脸书用户莎拉·玛丽亚说道：“这简直就是犯罪！从生产商、零售商到消费者，每个人都有份！每个人都应当被罚款，去坐牢……真让人讨厌！”

Whatsmore, CitySuper's high prices aren't limited to just strawberries. Hong Kong Free Press reported that the supermarket also stocked a HK$1,488 watermelon, a HK$78 peach and an HK$888 bundle of grapes.

此外，CitySuper超市可不是只有天价草莓。据香港自由出版社报道，该超市里还有一个售价1488港币的西瓜、一个售价78港币的桃子，一串售价888港币的葡萄。