Melons

It’s been eons since my last post about FEWD. So here’s one!

I’d like to introduce my absolute favorite fruit of the summer season: the MELON! I’m of course talking about the king of melon, the Canteloup type (or ‘charentais’) also called ‘muskmelon’ but I’m not really sure. Here in France we just call it “melon” because any other kind doesn’t deserve that sacred name. Here’s a melon chart so you don’t get lost:

Got it? Green on the outside with generous deep green lines and orange flesh is teh win! Now that you’re a little more familiar with the melon’s dynasty, let’s find more about the Cantaloup’s way!

So that is your common melon, you’ll find it in every shop that sells it:

Chose one that smells this sweet melon smell through the shell. It’s a little hard and impractical to attack it directly from the shell. You’ll find it more easy to use a knife and slice it in two (relatively) similar halves. You’ll notice the green meridians are really easy to follow. You’ll want to obtain something that looks (relatively) like this:

At the first glance you notice two areas. The flesh and the seeds nest. This kind of melon is nice enough to group all its seed in the same place, unlike other fruits. Yes, Watermelon I’m looking at you. Another great invention of the Cantaloup is the pre-cut seeds nest. You just have to use a spoon and gently insert it at the frontier between seeds and flesh:

In this case, the shape of the nest adapts perfectly to the shape of my large spoon. It’s so easy you don’t even need adult supervision. The operation might leave some rogue seeds still attached to your precious orange loot. It’s up to you to leave them or scrap them and go “THERE CAN BE ONLY NONE”!

The result is an orange jewel:

You’re done! No complicated tool needed, just use the previous spoon. Now the feast can begin! hoorraaayyy! You’re about to experience extreme juicy sweetness made fruit. I mean, OMFG just look at this:

While you’re in total melon-bliss, you’ll also notice how handy the melon is. The shell has now the shape of a bowl. It will fit easily in your hand and will keep the while melon liquid essence from running around.

As you’re eating, you will inexorably dig til you get to the green part. Yeah you’ve guessed right, you shouldn’t go farther than that. Actually the shell is strong enough and will prevent any misjudged movement from piercing the shell and letting the juice run on your hand. It’s again really easy: stop eating when it’s hard and green.

The empty shell is easily disposable. It is biodegradable too. Don’t throw it though, I’m sure you can find many clever uses for it. It can be a good ashtray for example and the wet shell will prevent any fortuitous fire.

As a conclusion Cantaloup is the proof that God exists and loves us. Share some with your friends! It goes well with Porto wine and [Prosciutto] Prosciutto . Melon is Love!

Cheers Awesome Melon!