Cantaloupe is normally eaten as a fresh fruit, as a salad, or as a dessert with ice-cream or custard.
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Cantaloupe
This honey-sweet melon is so simple to enjoy—just cut it open, scoop out the seeds, and enjoy the delicious fruit in slices, cubes, or melon balls. It’s great as a nutritious snack, or on the side of a brunch plate. One melon yields a considerable amount of fruit, so serve it at a picnic or to the whole family.
A ripe cantaloupe will have a musky sweet smell at the stem end of the melon. An odorless one is likely to be tasteless, too.
Storage Tips
Preparation Tips
Leaving a firm cantaloupe
at room temperature for several days will allow the texture of its
flesh to become softer and juicier. Once the cantaloupe has reached
its peak ripeness, place it in the refrigerator to store.
Melon that
has been cut should be stored in the refrigerator as well and should
be wrapped so as to ensure that the ethylene gas that it emits does
not affect the taste or texture of other fruits and vegetables.
Because the surface of a cantaloupe can contain harmful
bacteria, it is always a good idea to wash a melon thoroughly
before cutting and consumption.
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