By buying the first watermelon, we can say that we are officially opening the summer season. However, choosing the right copy is not easy. We bring you some tips on how to choose the best one before buying, it says N1.
Weight
When the watermelon is ripe, it is also harder, so it is best to choose a watermelon of the size you want, so approximately the same. Then you try to lift each of them. If the watermelons are of equal size, let the heaviest one be your choice, reports Klix.ba.
A yellow stain
You've probably noticed that most watermelons have a yellow spot on the rind somewhere. It marks the place where the watermelon lay while growing. The more yellow the spot, the riper the watermelon. Avoid watermelons that have a white or very pale spot as this means the fruit has been picked too early. Likewise, it must be dark green in color and have as few stripes as possible.
True form
Rounded watermelons of a more uniform shape, unlike oval ones, are sweeter and more ripe. Oval ones are less aromatic.
Petiole
Also, pay attention to the stem if the watermelon has one. If the stem is dry, it means that the watermelon is ripe, but if it is green, it means that it was picked too early and will not ripen.
Knocking
And finally it was the turn of the famous tapping of the fingers on the watermelon. If you hear a full and dull sound, it means you have picked a ripe watermelon. But if it's a quiet and hollow sound, don't pick that watermelon no matter how pretty it looks to you because it's too ripe. Pay attention to the vibrations you will feel in the hand in which you hold the watermelon, because the stronger they are, the better the watermelon.
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