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A rare durian fruit makes a splash in Indonesia, where pungent delicacy sells for the equivalent of $ 1,000 each, more than three times the average monthly wage.
The so-called "J-Queen" variety was sold in a shopping mall in Tasikmalaya, West Java – where many are displayed in transparent boxes topped with red satin and adorned with fake flowers – accompanied by a price tag corresponding to 14 million rupees, or about £ 750.
The average monthly salary in Indonesia is about 3.94 million euros, according to data from the Ministry of Manpower.
The news of the seemingly rare durian has spread rapidly in Indonesia, users of social networks mocking its fantastic price and locals going to the supermarket to take a picture alongside this pungent and fragrant fruit, considered a delicacy in much of Southeast Asia.
The brain behind the "J Queen" variety is an Indonesian psychology major named Aka, 32, who claims to have created a new rare version of durian by crossing two higher varieties from different regions of Indonesia.
The "J-Queen" tree, he says, only bears fruit every three years and has "a taste of peanut and butter." Rather than a typically oblong shape, the durian J-Queen fruit is round and yellow gold.
"My intention is to improve the welfare of farmers by creating superior durians," Aka told the Indonesian news website Tribunnews, before adding that he owned farms at through Java. "I have had durian gardens in Kendal, Pekalongan, Banyumas, Pangandaran, and Gunung Tanjung, Manonjaya, Tasikmalaya."
However, local farmers in Java claim to have never heard of this allegedly unique variety, arguing that the highest and rarest Indonesian durians – the Montong and Kumbokarno varieties – normally sell at around 200,000 rupees.
According to reports in the Indonesian media, two "J-Queen" durians have been sold since their appearance at the Plaza Asia shopping center this weekend.
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