PrintQuestion of the Day: Favorite melons?
For my money it's a ripe cranshaw. And please hold the prosciutto, salt, lime, hot sauce or other add-ons; you can't top perfection.
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13 Comments:
This time of year, I'm a fan of the variety labeled "tuscan melon"... very aromatic and sweet. Though the ones I could get last year tended to be frustrating.
JasonTrue at 6:38PM on 06/26/07
Love seedless watermelon chilled.
mira at 3:03AM on 06/27/07
I go along with watermelon as my favorite. I think it is harder to find a great honeydew or cantelope, etc., not impossible, but not always easy. I know the tricks to finding good ones, but I usually have to go through 10-20 before I find the right one.
Mich23 at 8:44AM on 06/27/07
Count me in for watermelon. I don't mind the seeds. Reminds me of my childhood -- seed spitting contests with my neighbors. However, I don't spit them out now, just nudge them out or cut around them.
hereandthe at 11:30AM on 06/27/07
I'll tell you the truth. I avoid buying melons in the supermarket. I can't tell you how many times I buy a whole melon, only to cut into it and have it be bland and tasteless. I've tried knocking. I've tried shaking. I've tried smelling. I've tried poking the place where the stem was. I've tried looking for melons that are heavy for their size. I've tried looking for the yellow spot. I've tried everything.
That said, there's a little place in Chicago's chinatown that makes watermelon smoothies to die for.
DaveFaris at 1:13PM on 06/27/07
Ooo - crenshaw has to be the favorite. Have also had good luck with Casaba. Grew up with cantalopes (known as "mushmelons" in our family) and watermelons - they are okay but I've tired of them. Already know what to expect in terms of flavor, and they don't excite me much, like the others do.
Livingtoeat at 2:46PM on 06/27/07
I am very lucky to have grown up with Pecos Cantelopes (the dryness of the region in west Texas is perfect for growing really sweet ones). My grandma used to cut them in quarters, spoon out the seeds and put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the center. It cannot possibly get more perfect than that.
Lauren at 3:00PM on 06/27/07
Ice cold watermelon, with or without seeds.
DocChuck at 3:23PM on 06/27/07
Ice cold Baby seedless watermelon.
JEP at 6:51PM on 06/27/07
I, too, live in a region that is hot and dry in summer. I think that cantaloupes are my favorite, but all VINE RIPENED melons are great.
Calichef at 8:57AM on 06/28/07
Fresh Cranshaw melon with a squeeze of lime...Oh, heck, just combine all the fresh ripe melons you can find. That works on a hot day!
superberri at 12:59PM on 06/28/07
Cavaillon are delicious.
flakevanille at 2:32PM on 06/28/07
Watermelon!
I HATE cantaloupe. The smell of it makes me sick, and I can't eat anything that it has touched (ie, fruit salad or a fruit bowl) because its pungent juice gets all over everything else and the taste of it makes me gag. I think this is a result of having eaten bad cantaloupe a few years back and now I'm scarred for life.
charm city cupcake at 9:56AM on 06/29/07