Where is Hami melon a specialty? What if I bought it raw?

Cantaloupe, also known as melon and cantaloupe, is a common fruit in summer. It is deeply loved by people because of its sweet meat and high nutritional value. Where is cantaloupe a specialty? What if it's raw?

First, cantaloupe introduction:

1. What are the types of cantaloupe?

There are more than 180 kinds of cantaloupe, including Xizhou honey, Donghu melon, black eyebrow, crispy heart, yellow egg, snow red and so on.

2. Is cantaloupe a hot or cool fruit?

Cantaloupe is a cool fruit, suitable for consumption in summer, generally can be eaten directly, or made into fruit salad, juice can drink, can play the effect of reducing fire. However, people with cold physique, menstruation and pregnancy are not suitable to eat, even if they are normal people, they should eat an appropriate amount of food.

Second, where is cantaloupe a specialty?

Cantaloupe is a specialty of Xinjiang and Dunhuang, Gansu. Among them, the quality of cantaloupe produced in Jiashi County, Hami and Turpan Basin in southern Xinjiang is very good, it is sold in all parts of our country, and the price is not expensive, most people can afford it.

In addition, cantaloupe is also planted in other parts of our country, but the planting place should have many natural conditions, such as high temperature in summer, dry air, scarcity of Rain Water, long sunshine time and so on.

Third, what if the cantaloupe is bought raw?

Cantaloupe is bought raw do not eat, but first with apples, bananas and pears and other ripe fruit together, and then sealed with plastic bags for 2-3 days to take it out. Of course, if there are conditions, you can directly inject gaseous ethylene into the plastic bag and place it for 2-3 days. If it is not ripe after 2-3 days, then do not eat it.

If you do not know whether the cantaloupe is ripe or not, you can use the following methods to identify it:

Method 1. Press with your hands.

No matter which kind of cantaloupe, the top will become soft when ripe, so if you gently press the top of the melon with your hand when you buy it, if it is soft, it means it is mature and you can buy it.

Method 2. Look at the skin color.

No matter the cantaloupe with green skin or hemp skin, the top of the head will be white when it is ripe, and the top of the cantaloupe with yellow skin will turn bright yellow when it matures. If the color changes to white or yellow, it means it is ripe.

Method 3. Look at the tendrils of melons

When cantaloupe is ripe. The tendrils on the melon section will be withered and yellow. if you go to the field to pick and see the tendrils withered and yellow, it means that they are ripe and ready to be picked.

Method 4. Look at the fruit stalk

The cantaloupe with net pattern is slightly sunken and greasy at the back end of the fruit stalk when it is ripe, and the net pattern is dense. Unreticulated or semi-reticulated cantaloupe, when ripe, the back end of the fruit stalk becomes bright, bright spots, hair off, tough profile, smooth and greasy. When some varieties of cantaloupe mature to 90%, the stalk will be delaminated and fall off naturally.

Method 5. Smell the smell

No matter which kind of cantaloupe, the navel of the fruit will give off a strong smell of fruit when it is ripe, so you can smell the navel. Whether there is a fragrance or not, it means it is ripe.

Method 6. Look at the scarring of melon peel

See if there is a scar on the peel. The older the scar, the more mature the cantaloupe is, and the sweeter it is.

Generally speaking, cantaloupe is a specialty of Xinjiang and Dunhuang, Gansu, where melons taste sweet and have large fruits. If it is raw at the time of purchase, it can be placed with ripe fruit for 2-3 days so that it can be eaten.