香港天價草莓引發衆多批評

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

香港可能擁有全球最貴的草莓。

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

據英國《泰晤士報》報道，僅有一顆草莓的科託卡草莓禮盒售價達到了168港幣，約合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".

該禮盒可以在被《泰晤士報》稱作是“中產階級出沒的香港連鎖超市”--Citysuper的貨架上找到。該超市的廣告宣傳中也稱自己是一家“服務百萬富豪的精品超市”。

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.

據悉，該天價草莓裝在一個米白色的紙箱裏，周圍填充着人造稻草。盒子上的標籤寫着，該水果是“從日本新鮮空運而來”。

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.

科託卡草莓生長在日本奈良--一個離大阪很近的城市。據奈良市的相關介紹，這種稀有的水果“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.

臉書上一個名爲“香港媽媽”的團體上傳了這個科託卡草莓禮盒的照片，引起了許多人的熱議。

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

米麗婭姆·卡明寫道：“這種揮霍無度和花3萬美元買一款設計師的手袋有什麼區別嗎？都是自我恣縱！”

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

臉書用戶莎拉·瑪麗亞說道：“這簡直就是犯罪！從生產商、零售商到消費者，每個人都有份！每個人都應當被罰款，去坐牢……真讓人討厭！”

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超市可不是隻有天價草莓。據香港自由出版社報道，該超市裏還有一個售價1488港幣的西瓜、一個售價78港幣的桃子，一串售價888港幣的葡萄。