Comments on: Dietribes: Watermelon

By: almendra

almendra — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:45:18 +0000

Watermelon + chile powder + salt + lime = delicious.

By: Jet

Jet — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:46:34 +0000

Stacey is right: Yellow is superior. I eat them all summer long when visiting family in Guntersville, AL. Grown locally, sometimes sold from the back of a pick up truck on the side of the highway, always delectable. But they are harder to find.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:40:48 +0000

When I was a little kid I had this weird dream where I was sitting on the back porch of my house eating watermelon; some of the seeds went down my shirt and turned into mice. Very vivid. I still remember it. As a result, I avoided watermelon for at least two decades.

Now I’ll eat it, but I prefer the seedless varieties. Served up cold, hold the mouses.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:30:39 +0000

Ah, watermelon! Brings back so many good memories of summer. I considered it a huge milestone when I was able to carve up one of those suckers all by myself a few years ago. We’d cube it up and nosh on it after dinner for a refreshing dessert.

“if it’s wet and not yours, don’t touch it.” made me do a double take. Why do I get the feeling that you quoted your band teacher there?

By: nutmeag

nutmeag — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:21:48 +0000

Here in south central Texas, it’s customary to eat watermelons (and any other fruit) with chile powder. I’m not the hugest fan of it, but it’s not bad. I prefer plain myself.

In any case, watermelons always remind me of home where we grew them in our melon garden. Yum!

By: S

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:55:15 +0000

I never really got what people love about water melon. It’s stringy and mushy and has no taste to speak of.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:19:13 +0000

Unbelievable Chinese art using watermelons:-

americade.info/melons.htm

By: Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:48:47 +0000

My great-grandfather had a farm and grew yellow watermelons. I always thought they were 10 times better than pink watermelons, but haven’t seen them anywhere besides on his farm. I guess they’re hard to come by.

By: kc

kc — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:42:33 +0000

I went to Xian in China last summer and stayed at a pretty nice hotel. I was very surprised to see signs in the lobby and near the elevators and stairs that read, “Do NOT bring watermelons into guest rooms!” The signs were in English and Mandarin. I’ve never heard of that being a problem anywhere else…

By: septer

septer — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:04:58 +0000

Not just salt but add little pepper too and the sweetness is enhanced. Honest. I like (salt & )pepper with many fruits, the contrast really ‘brings out the flavor’.