How to choose the right melon?

Now markets and supermarkets are filled with sunny and juicy melons that are just asking to be added to a basket. However, you need to be able to choose them correctly so as not to bring home green and tasteless ones. Most often, two common varieties of melon are found at points of sale: “Kolkhoznitsa” and “Torpeda”. The peels of both should smell pleasant and exude a real honey aroma. This means that they are ripe and are now in the very juice.

However, if the melons have obvious damage - dark spots, cracks, dents - it is better not to buy, as they may be bitter or rotten inside. A ripe melon makes a dull sound when tapped, and its skin is almost not deformed. Fingers fall into the overripe one, it quickly spoils and is not entirely pleasant to the taste.

Another accent is the ponytail. In a ripe melon it is either dry or not at all, and the tail area is also dry and smells pleasant. Never buy cut melons - they contain a lot of bacteria. Also, do not buy them from sellers from trucks and on trays near the roadway, as they accumulate machine exhaust, heavy metals, and are full of those same microbes.