I’m reading “I tried the viral $20 strawberry. It tasted like the end of the American empire/A single strawberry flown in from Japan is selling for $20 in a hip LA grocery store. Does it symbolize the worst of American excess, or is it simply delicious?” in The Guardian.
It calls attention to this TikTok of a young woman — whose family owns the luxury grocery store Erewhon — emoting over the consumption of an overpackaged, overpriced single strawberry:
@alyssaantocii insane
Gross! That was a ripe target for parody:
@misterpreda very affordable $19 strawberry from @Erewhon Market 🍓 flown in weekly from kyoto, japan by @Elly Amai! no hate to my sis @lyss (original video) — this is just a parody babes❣️ #erewhon #comedy #strawberry #influencer #19strawberry #luxury #japan #kyoto #fruit ♬ original sound – misterpreda