我常常希望自己生活在南方，比江南更南的南方，至少是广州以南，最好是海南、越南或者马来西亚。每天可以买到新鲜的芒果、榴莲、菠萝，又新鲜又便宜的，就像苹果在北京那样便宜和新鲜。当然，只有江南才有杨梅，往北或往南去都没有。不过杨梅每年也就两三个礼拜，余下的整年时间里只能心向往之。既然只是心向往之，在不在江南向往都是一样的，这就好像在没有大闸蟹的季节里，到底是在上海还是在西雅图心向往之，其实没有区别。
如今天下大同，北方也能吃到南方的水果。那年在北京曾经住麦子店，小区出门右拐有个高级水果店，不卖苹果和梨，只卖高级的水果：西瓜、菠萝、樱桃、山竹、弥猴桃、芒果。南方的普通水果，夏季的普通水果，到了北方，在一年其余三季里，也都算做高级水果。好在菠萝尚属平价，春天的时候卖五块钱一斤，小个的一个也就是十块，所以可以每天下班吃一个。其他的水果就非常的不affordable了，例如山竹、樱桃之流。
北京的那家高级水果店的菠萝质量倒也算稳定，数月如一日的保持了一贯的口感和甜度。反倒是在南方，质量倒不那么靠得牢。那年在丽江休假，突然想吃菠萝了，就在古镇边的当地市集上买了个大个的菠萝，带回朋友经营的酒吧，借了把刀削开一看，心凉了半截：这哪里是菠萝，一点黄澄澄都看不见，简直就是一个萝卜嘛。还不死心，寻思着或许这是当地菠萝特有的颜色，就像有些黄瓤的西瓜也很甜。但只尝了一块，就彻底死心了——这就是萝卜。余下的菠萝，朋友拿去试图做成菠萝奶西，仍然是失败：奶西毫无菠萝味。真是彻头彻尾的失败。
一直想不通为什么山竹如此受追捧。水果之后？营养特别好？能壮阳？能送子？能防衰老？但实在是没啥好吃的：小小一块肉，里面好大一个核，没啥水，没啥味，吃完还脏手，还卖老贵老贵的。樱桃卖得更贵，更离谱。春节时候，在古北的家乐福，小小一盒樱桃卖八十块钱。八十块钱啊，在宜山路的那个水果店可以买两个小个的榴莲了，足足可以吃到玉体横陈在沙发上摸着肚子无法动弹。
如果要评选The Most Over Valued Fruit，前三名是：樱桃，山竹，火龙果。
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