Tips for choosing Xizhou honeydew melon

Xizhou honeydew melon has a relatively high nutritional value and tastes sweet, crisp and tender, and is popular with many people. When choosing Xizhou honeydew melon, you need to know some tips to avoid choosing melons with bad taste. First of all, the flesh of Xizhou honeydew melon is generally orange-red. In addition, you need to look at the shape of the melon, the root of the melon and its color. Weigh the melon again. The heavier it is, the higher the quality of the melon. Of course, the most important thing is taste, and some vendors offer food tasting.

Tips for choosing Xizhou honeydew melon

1. The flesh of Xizhou honey is orange-red

The meat is delicate and crispy. The Donghu melon has beautiful net patterns, tastes fresh, sweet, crisp and tender, and exudes an enticing aroma of milk, fruit and wine. The flesh of the black eyebrow melon is emerald green, high in sugar content, sweet and juicy, with a delicate texture. The Red Heart Crisp is orange-red in color, crispy in texture, sweet and juicy, creamy, and fragrant. The aftertaste lingers in your mouth for a long time after eating. The yellow egg is golden in color, small and round in shape, with flesh like mutton fat, soft and sweet. The skin of the snow apple is white, and the flesh is light red. The flesh is tender, crispy and refreshing, melts in the mouth, and tastes like a fragrant pear.

2. Secondly, look at the appearance of the cantaloupe.

① Look at the root of the cantaloupe. When choosing Hami melons, it is best to pick those with green roots. Such Hami melons are fresher and taste better. The roots of Hami melons that have been picked for a long time are rarely green. They are generally dry and some are even moldy.

② Look at the color of the cantaloupe. The skin color of Hami melon is generally green, blue-gray, and yellow. When the green or blue-gray Hami melon matures, the head will turn white; when the yellow Hami melon matures, the head will turn bright yellow.

③Look at the texture of the Hami melon. The more and deeper the lines are, the sweeter the cantaloupe is. Some Hami melons have scars on the surface or even cracks, which looks ugly, but this kind of Hami melon tastes good and is very sweet. On the contrary, the more beautiful and scarless the Hami melon looks, the more it is often raw and tastes bad.

④ Look at the stalk of the Hami melon. When the Hami melon with net patterns is ripe, the fruit stalk of the Hami melon is slightly concave and smooth, and is covered with net patterns. For Hami melons with no or semi-netted patterns, the hairs on the fruit stalk will fall off, and the melon will feel smooth and tough. When some varieties of Hami melons are 90% ripe, the fruit stalk will separate and easily fall off naturally.

3. Look at the weight of the cantaloupe.

Weigh the Hami melon with your hand. If the weight of the melon is consistent with its size, it means that the moisture of the melon has not been lost and it is a high-quality Hami melon. If it feels very light and weightless in your hand, it is not a high-quality Hami melon. In addition, you can also smell the cantaloupe when buying it. A well-ripened cantaloupe will emit a strong fruity aroma.

4. The more direct method is of course to taste the food.

If the merchant allows, carefully taste a small piece of the Hami melon you want to buy, the orange-yellow flesh, the sweet and rich fruity aroma, and the soft and glutinous texture. I believe that you will buy it out of your own pocket without the seller saying anything more.