Alright guys let's talk Chinese Melons
This is always something that I've seen in
Past trips to China, but.. haven't talked about because
I don't well.. A few reasons.
One, I don't know what these things are
Two, I don't really like melons.
And three, usually I'm in a rush.
But now I've got a little bit of time..
Oh and four, sometimes their really really big
So, yeah. But this time I've got some time
And I managed to find several small Chinese melons.
So I can actually like.. eat these things without like, you know,
throwing out like a ton of waste.
You know I kind of feel weird like buying like a giant melon
Taking a bite out of it and being like. "Okay well I guess I gotta go back on a plane."
Some of these are actually quite expensive.
Each one cost me like one or two dollars.
But the first one I'm going to talk about I actually got in a super market
So this one was actually pretty cheap.
This was.. about like 80 cents. This one was not so bad
I've never seen a melon like this though
If you know what these melons are you know, let me know because I have no clue
But, here's the first one.
It's got like a little sticker on the bottom
Cuts really easily.
And here's the inside
Woops, sticker didn't really do so well.
Woah, that's pretty gnarly looking
Not a whole lot of flesh there
Tons of seeds. It is pretty soft
Smells okay. Like a mild like cantaloupe kind of smell, or honey dew smell
And sorry for any street noise, people talking, and stuff like that
I am.. Just doing this before I have to get back on a plane, back home.
So not much I can do about that
Okay! So let's take a bite.
Hmm..
It's alright..
It's interesting. Doesn't really taste like your typical melon.
Doesn't really taste.. like.. You would expect it to.
It's got like an extra little flavor in there.
It's not very sweet
I'd say it's maybe like.. a 3 out of 10 if 10's a sugar cube
It tastes like honey dew
But with something else and that taste that's on top of that honey dew
Is a tomato.
It's like savory like a tomato is. It gives you that like mouth
Feel, I don't know how to really describe that feeling you get when you have a tomato.
But you know the thing that makes tomatoes taste more like a vegetable
and less like a fruit? That's in there.
Oh that's weird!
It's not bad.
It's strange..
I feel like you can like.. blend this up and.. put it like on pasta or something.
Like you use it for like a tomato type dish. It's a little sweeter than a tomato,
it does have a melony taste but.. That's Bizarre!
It's like.. kinda like not what I was expecting.
But that's definitely in there.
Next Chinese melon I have this guy.. No clue what this is.
It's a little dirty looking.
I picked this one cause' it was the smallest one they had but they had a few that were a little bit bigger than this
Not much bigger though.
And what I like about it is it looks like a tiny little watermelon!
Maybe it is a tiny little watermelon.....
But, yeah I have no clue.. No idea.
Pretty sure it's a melon.
I'm pretty sure it's not like a vegetable or something.
Cause' It doesn't smell.. Well it smells dirty but it does smell kinda sweet.
So first let's cut this guy.. cut it in half
I wanna get a cross section here.
Alright..
Wooooah..
Yeah actually looks similar to the last green one that I had.
Smells like it too.
So maybe these are like somewhat related
I think it actually might be a hybrid of some kind with that last one.
Mild honey dew, tomatoes!
Tastes very very similar.
However..
This one's sweeter.
It's maybe a little bit more melony tasting.
It's got a little bit of a tartness to it.
Very low but a little bit. Like a one or a two out of ten.
If ten's a lemon.
I reviewed those like little tiny little mouse melons in the past.
And.. those are not melons but.. You know, they are very cute.
This one it is a melon, and it.. Well it's not a watermelon, but it's a melon..
Where am I going with this?...
I have no idea....
But.. My point is I do like how it looks. It's very cute looking.
The flavor of it.. It's okay. Not incredible.
But if you like melons you might like this sort of thing.
Especially if you like melons, and like savory applications.
I know you can use like a melon like in salads and stuff like that.
It'd be good for that.
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