It's the same reason why some watermelons are seedless while others aren't. And it's not like a yellow watermelon is somehow better than a pink one because of the color. It might be trickier to find, but whether you like it or not is all up to personal preference.
Haters might say it's Photoshop, but don't believe them. Instead, here are 14 different types of watermelon for you to try this summer. Also called a Christmas melon, it is a small watermelon with green and gold stripes. Its flesh is crisp but not as sweet as other melons. This variety has orange flesh and a salmon-colored rind.
It tastes similar to the green honeydew. Buying: Choosing a melon can be tricky. The best indication is scent. Smell the melons, and buy only those with the sweet aroma of the fruit. A good melon should feel heavy for its size and be free of bruises, cracks and mold. Also, the belly button should have no trace of stem. Ripe melons are firm, with a slight give of the skin. Look for a spot on the melon where it rested on the ground, a telltale sign the melon ripened on the vine, not in a warehouse.
Storing: Place room-temperature melons in the refrigerator to chill before eating. Melons store best fairly warm but taste most refreshing when chilled. Before serving, wash the outside of the melon thoroughly with running water, then dry with a paper towel.
Cover the cut surface of leftover melon with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to two days. Freezing: Freeze melon balls for a refreshing snack. One of the differences between Sharlyn melons and cantaloupes is that they are not as sweet. The pale orange flesh is creamy and fruity without being overly sweet.
Some say that Sharlyn melons resemble the taste of pineapples. The orange color of their skin is one of the signs that a Sharlyn melon is ripe. The thin skin and firm flesh should give a little when you press it. Sharlyn melons are among the larger melon varieties with their average weight being between 6 and 9 lb. The Snow Leopard melon is an exotic type of melon that has ivory colored skin with green markings on it. Sometimes called the Ivory Gaya, this type of small oblong melon has creamy white flesh that is very soft and extremely juicy.
Many say that the sweet taste of Snow Leopard melons has honey and pear overtones. To tell if a Snow Leopard Melon is ripe, it should give off a rich melon aroma and the light-colored skin should give slightly when pressed. Horned melon Kiwano is a small type of melon with a unique shape. The Horned Melon Cucumis metuliferus with its vibrant orange skin and soft spikes is one of the most unusual melons you will come across.
This type of spiky melon originates in South Africa but is now gown in many countries around the world. It is also called Kiwano, the African Horned Cucumber, the jelly melon, and spiked melon.
When you cut open a horned melon, you will find that the gelatinous lime-green flesh is full of edible seeds. The fruity taste of Horned melons is surprisingly refreshing. In many ways, the Horned melon is unlike any other type of melon when it comes to texture. Rather than having firm tender flesh like cantaloupes or honeydews, it resembles the texture of passion fruits or pomegranates.
Apart from being one of the most unusual melons you can find, it is also one of the smallest. An average Horned melon is only 3. Bitter melon is a type of melon with a bitter taste, elongated shape and a dark-green skin. There are different cultivars of this type of melon in a variety of shapes and sizes.
The bitter melon cultivar is common in China has long shape which becomes narrower at the ends. This type of bitter melon is usually 20—30 cm 7. The bitter melon cultivar which is more common in India is narrower with pointed ends, and the surface is more bumpy than the Chinese cultivar with more prominent ridges. It is usually darker shade of green. Some cultivars of bitter melon have miniature size of 6—10 cm 2.
Bitter melon is commonly used in Asian cuisine. It is not always easy to know when a melon is ripe and ready to eat. Some varieties of melons only ripen on the vine, whereas others become sweeter and juicier after they are harvested. Email Pinterest Facebook Twitter Linkedin. Type of melon: Honeydew. Korean melon is a type of small melon. Save Pin FB More. The perfectly ripe watermelon. Pork Barbecue with Melon Salsa. Comments Add Comment. Back to story Comment on this project.
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