Watermelon is light, refreshing, hydrating, nutritious, and delicious\u2014perfect for sunny days! Despite all its advantages, buying a watermelon can be a challenge, as choosing a beautiful, ripe, and sweet variety isn’t always easy. This is why we’re often disappointed when buying and eating: Our watermelon isn’t very sweet and\/or is dry. A watermelon harvested too early won’t ripen further, which is why you need to choose a ripe one when buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watermelon, never so sweet and juicy: The farmers’ trick to selecting the ripest one
Therefore, it’s important to know a few tricks to determine if a watermelon is good. So let’s take a look at them together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watermelon, never so sweet and juicy: The farmers’ trick to choosing the ripest one<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, it’s important to know a few tricks to understand whether a watermelon is good. So let’s take a look at them together!
\u2026 1. Makes a hollow sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A classic trick to determine if a watermelon is ripe is to tap its rind with your knuckles (as if you were tapping). If the fruit is ripe, it will make a hollow but dull sound, indicating a high water content. Conversely, if you hear a soft, resonant sound, it’s unripe and may be dry; discard it without hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t worry if you initially struggle to distinguish between the two sounds, as it takes practice. When shopping at the market, observe many watermelons and their sounds until the difference becomes clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fresh, juicy watermelon weighs more than it looks. This makes sense, as the fruit is 92% water. However, if it doesn’t weigh much, discard it immediately, as it’s not ripe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some say the best way to tell if a watermelon is ripe is by checking its weight and circumference. In this case, the watermelon should weigh about 4 pounds and have a circumference of about 61.9 centimeters. You can try this next time you’re shopping!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ripe watermelons have a light yellow spot at one end of the rind. This area is called the bottom spot, as this part of the watermelon indicates the portion that touched the ground. Its yellow color (dark yellow or even orange-yellow) indicates the fruit’s ripeness, as it confirms that it was left on the ground to ripen in the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if the spot is whitish or green, the watermelon isn’t very sweet, as it’s not yet ripe. In these cases, it’s best not to buy it. If the watermelon develops one or more brown spots, this usually indicates that it has been infested by fungi or insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are some imperfections that add to the fruit’s appeal. For example, there are some very distinctive spots, similar to beige scars. These marks indicate that bees had a lot of contact with the fruit’s ovary during the pollination cycle. What does this mean? Because the watermelon has been pollinated more often, it is sweeter. In other words, the more scars it has, the sweeter it tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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