Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo · Fruit
1 varietyTop 10 pairings
A sweet, musky, juicy melon with orange flesh. In North America it is the round, tan, net-skinned kind; in Europe a ribbed, warty one. Famous draped with thin slices of prosciutto.
Picking a good onedrag
Hard, scentless, green groundSlack, weeping, boozy
Firm ripeBuy itA little give at the blossom end, clear scent. Cuts into clean wedges, balls and batons; the prosciutto stage.
Stem scarScar dished, a short stub left
Blossom endSprings back under the thumb
Net and ground colourNet proud, ground turning cream
Smell at the scarFaint melon, only up close
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What you get from one
51%
Edible part
552 g flesh · rind and seeds out
1082 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 2× longer than the counter.
95%
Humidity
Open air, not sealed
Airflow