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 bourgeois¹ 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 synthetic² 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 acidity³ 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 wasteful⁴ 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 retailer⁵, 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。