now sum of yall know that I´m into the finer things in life...todays question for the day is : what s your favorite kinda melon ? is it plain old water melon,,,thirst quenching and refreshing in the summertiime and sweet and lovely ? or are yall into some more pricey shitt like cantaloop melons with cheese and ham ? or do you likke greenish honey melons? sweet and juicy. ?

how many yalls is into papaya ? not reall y amelon though butt still tasty and reminisent of melon rigfht ?

what's up, Rudy?

i like titties too.

A well ripened honeydew with a dash of salt.

I just finished cutting up a ( yummy !! ) yellow watermelon

I like all different types as long as they are properly ripe

Mach said:

maybe it´s just me butt htose yellow ones seem to be a bit sweeter and tastier then the red ones. really yummy.

Lammastide said:

salt ????

sinisterpentatonic said:

sometimes the small ones can be nice, too. its not always about size.

RudyIsBackForGood said:

I screwed up. Pardon me. Honeydew doesn't need it.

I was thinking rather of cantaloupe with a very, very light sprinkle of salt. Can clarify the taste really well.

Lammastide said:

I did a walking poll yrs ago, downtown Asheville

8 out of 10 men slated melon while only 3 out of 10 women did

cool huh ?

Mach said:

how did those females do that ?

I knew of dudes who did things to and with watermelons....in the summertime..

Lammastide said:

minus the salt

EmeraldSkies said:

Agreed!

All melon has a strange taste to me, I don't eat it.

EmeraldSkies said:

that looks so good!!!

EmeraldSkies said:

This is the one I love!!

EmeraldSkies said:

thats my fave also.

ripe honey dew is delicious, with either prosciutto or lemon juice.

oh my god, you people. i hate honeydew melon. it's like the styrofoam of fruits. nothing pisses me off more than a fruit salad full of honeydew. might as well be full of packing peanuts. it is as if the fruit salad were mocking me when i get a bowl full of honeydew. i take it personally.


MEANWHILE


canteloupe is my fave, though i'll never turn down some good watermelon.

yummy sweet and juicy thread..i like them all!!! i think watermelon is my fav tho

Anxiety said:

ditto

I've never actually HAD a good honeydew melon, so perhaps that's the problem here if indeed it IS ever good

ZombieKitten said:

if anyone can do anything with a honeydew melon that would make me enjoy the taste, then i say god bless them. i don't HATE it, but it's just so bland there's absolutely no reason to eat it. why not just eat a bowl of flour instead?

Anxiety said:

have you tried that starfruit? it looks fancy but is as disappointing as cardboard, well probably more so, since at least with cardboard your expectations are more realistic.

and how was the jackfruit?

ZombieKitten said:

i have never tried starfruit. i figured if it tasted like anything interesting, there'd be like starfruit gum or starfruit jelly or starfruit soda, etc. plus it always looks all withered when i see it in the produce section. eww.

jackfruit is yum. i haven't cooked with it yet but i think i'm going to play guinea pig with it maybe as soon as tomorrow. i've had it at a nearby restaurant in a curry and it's awesome. it has the texture of artichoke hearts, but it has kind of a nutty taste, almost like a kind of squash. i hope the canned stuff i bought from the asian market dresses up as good as what i've had eating out.

Anxiety said:

sounds intriguing! I just looked it up on google, I think there used to be jackfruit trees along the river where I grew up! I never even knew you could eat them! We used to just kick them until they split open

have you tried jerusalem artichokes? looks sort of like weird ginger roots, peel and cook it like a potato or make it into a soup - very delicate and unique flavour. I'm crazy about it

ZombieKitten said:

i have never heard of such a thing.

i wonder if you can get them around these parts?

my last big farmer's market experiment was thai eggplant, which i can't wait to start cooking with again now that the market is open again for the summer.

ZombieKitten said:

the way you two feel about Honey Dew i feel about caneloupe

Anxiety said:

what do you make with eggplant?
I feel like I overdid it on them in the 90s and now have kind of gone off them

ZombieKitten said:

why, those things look like taters!

thai eggplant is a bit different than regular eggplant...they're small and round and green, but the texture inside is similar to "regular" eggplant. so far i've just chopped them in half and thrown them in curries and stir fries, but i'm interested in seeing what kind of crazy recipes are out there for them.

Anxiety said:

they aren't though

I'll keep an eye out for the little green ones I'm sure our asian grocer has it, they have everything!