Apparently spotted at a Samâs Club supermarket in Beijing, these pears have been shaped so that they resemble babies. Because thatâs so not creepy.
The image of the pears first popped up on a Chinese social networking site. According to MIC, a journalist followed up, but couldnât find the pears. The supermarket staff supposedly said they were sold out and didnât know when theyâd be getting more.
But thereâs a context for all this: Experts say the pears look like mythical ginseng fruits of Chinese folklore. In the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, the fruit is shaped like a young human head, and it takes ten thousand years to ripen. The individual who takes a bite can then live for another 47,000 years.
hexiaotao [Weibo via Beijing Morning News via MIC]
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