How to choose the ripest watermelons without trying to taste their juicy flesh

The real taste of summer is the taste of juicy ripe watermelon. You bite off a piece - and the juice flows down the chin, and the eyes glow with happiness.

On the market and in the store for sale watermelonssize, from different regions and countries. How to determine the successful, without trying to taste their juicy flesh? I used to choose at random until one experienced farmer from Kherson told about these subtleties.



A ripe watermelon today edition "Site" I will tell you, dear reader, how to choose the most mature and watermelon. I wish I'd known about it before!





So, the first thing to pay attention to is the tail. It should be on the watermelon, without it in any way, since it is he who is the indicator of maturity. The yellowish dry tail indicates that the watermelon is already ripe. The green tail indicates that the watermelon was plucked still immature.



Size matters! You need to choose a medium sized watermelon. Do not buy giants, most likely they are overfed with nitrates. The ideal watermelon weighs about 6-10 kilograms.

Right. watermelon Contrast: dark and light stripes should be clearly marked as much as possible. The darker the stripes, the more nutrients there are in the watermelon. The watermelon that will decorate your table and please your stomach should have a shiny upper layer, without matte plaque.



The farmer also taught me. watermelon sound. With light compression, the ripe watermelon will crack slightly, and when tapping on it, the sound should be loud and ringing.

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And now, watermelon. This is the same barrel on which the watermelon lay on the field. The size of this spot should be for small varieties of 5 centimeters, and for large 10 centimeters. A very large spot is a reason to abandon such a watermelon. Rather, it lacked light when it ripened, which may make it taste bad.

Do not also take a watermelon with a white spot - such, most likely, ripened under adverse conditions and is unlikely to be juicy.

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And watermelons are divided into, so to speak, “male” and “female” kind. “Boys” are larger and more elongated, and “girls” are smaller and slightly flattened. Watermelons "girls" are more sweet.

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? How to choose a watermelon? The perfect watermelon is always medium-sized by 5-7 kg? The stripes on the berry should be extremely contrasting. The darker, the more nutrients. The tail grows from the so-called “button”. The edges of this button should be dry. But a wet green tail is a sign of an immature fruit. The crust must be very hard. If the watermelon is ripe, you cannot break the crust with your nail. If the crust is brown and wet, the watermelon has overgrown. Watermelons are divided into “boys” and “girls”. "Girls" consider tastier they are sweeter and have fewer bones. The “boys” have a bulging bottom, and the circle on it is small. The "girls" bottom is flatter, and the circle is wide. At the place of contact of the watermelon with the ground (it is formed if the watermelon has ripened in the bed) there should be a spot. Its color should be saturated yellow or, even better, dark orange, but not white. To check the watermelon for ripeness, it can be thrown into the water if the fruit is ripe. ← Advice from Georgia ы

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This picture shows a convenient scheme that will help you choose the same, perfectly tasty ripe watermelon.

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Editorial Board I also suggest to get acquainted with an excellent selection of dishes from watermelon. These dishes will help to look at the bright representative of melons from a different angle!



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Knock, comrades! It is difficult to carry, easy to drop and impossible to finish. We're talking about watermelons today? Yeah, they're still on our market. Last one this year. How to choose a ripe and sweet watermelon? You need to listen to what sound the berry makes when knocking. The echo should not be deaf or ringing, but loud. It is good if there is an “earth spot” on the skin. And the brighter the better? That means the watermelon was harvested on time. The main advice: trust the choice of our sellers. These are the best watermelon experts. We are waiting for you to shop at the Central Market.

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And finally, the most important thing is to choose the right time to buy watermelon. If earlier - we get unripe vegetables or stuffed with chemistry, if later - you can find only overripe specimens. The perfect time to find watermelonFrom mid-August to mid-September.

In extreme cases, you can throw another two weeks. But to buy in July these seasonal “berries” is not worth it, it is better to be patient.

And what rules do you follow when choosing your delicious watermelon?