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For many people, the life of summer is given by air conditioning and watermelon. This summer, in order to find his "dream love melon", the chief life of the station, "Dapeng Peng", bought 10 watermelons in one go, planning to taste it for everyone.
There are several varieties that may not be common, but the price is good and the weight is acceptable, so give it a try!
However, unfortunately, Dapeng Peng said that the black beauty he bought was actually smashed on the road, so this time a total of 9 watermelons participated in the evaluation, and the types of watermelons in it basically covered the watermelons that everyone could eat and loved to eat.
The 9 watermelons of this review, Dapeng Peng have been summarized in the list, you can take a look, the price is indeed very cheap, as for the taste, let's take a look at it!
Ink boy watermelon 2.5 kg / 9.79 yuan
The fruit is round, the black skin has a regular shallow groove, the surface has wax powder, the shape is unique and beautiful, the flesh is bright red, the fiber is small, the juice is sweet, and the texture is fine and refreshing. Central sugar content 11-12 degrees. The skin thickness is 0.8 cm, and the average fruit weight is 2.0 to 2.5 kg.
The fruit growth period is 25 to 30 days, easy to set fruit, the fruit commodity rate is more than 90%, and the yield is about 2500 kg per mu. Resistant to storage and transportation. Medium stress resistance and wide adaptability. Strong resistance to viral diseases and blight
This watermelon should be the smallest in this review, and the color difference is the biggest.
The outer skin is very hard, and when it is opened, it feels very strong.
Measure the sweetness of each watermelon with a sugar meter, the same below
I had particularly high hopes for this watermelon at first, but when I cut it, I felt that the skin was the hardest and difficult to cut, and then after opening it, its sweetness included its moisture and this flavor, which is a very normal watermelon taste, no special flavor. If there is a difference, it will have another fruity aroma, which I can't say, but it can obviously be felt.
Yunnan Qilin watermelon 6.5 kg / 12.99 yuan
Seedless Unicorn melon series of watermelon varieties, thin skin, crisp and juicy meat, high sweetness and seedless, the national planting area is very wide, of which Yunnan planting seedless Unicorn melon is more famous in the country, watermelon market early, high sweetness, supply of watermelon market in the first half of the year.
Kirin watermelon is really our family almost all year round to eat, but Yunnan Kirin I heard for the first time.
The outer skin is also very easy to cut, in line with the standards of the unicorn, there are almost no seeds inside, and there are not many tendons.
This taste feels particularly good, is a very strong watermelon aroma, the sweetness is also particularly high, although I have eaten a lot of watermelon, but still feel that the sweetness of this is very outstanding in this.
Sweet King watermelon 13.8 kg / 12.99 yuan
Jingxin series of watermelon varieties are suitable for northern planting, in recent years the planting area is very large, and the sales are relatively good, the price is also very good, the more famous varieties in the Jingxin series are "landmines", "champions", "extra large Jingxin", "Xinjiang farmers", "Shinkansen", "Sweet King", etc., these varieties are relatively excellent, excellent taste, good melon shape, very suitable for planting in the northern region.
For example, the mine melon, the melon is a medium and early ripening variety, red gourd, melon is extremely sweet, the taste is very good, is one of the most popular varieties throughout the country, planting area is very wide.
This is the big watermelon I bought for a penny, and it weighed the most in this review.
This time, I finally opened the feeling of a dream melon, and the heart in the middle was very perfectly left aside!
This peel is the thickest after opening, and the sweetness of this watermelon can only be said to be passing. The harderness is higher to eat. Overall, 10 bucks a piece is fine.
Ningxia selenium squash 11 kg / 15 yuan
The selenium sand melon grown in the stone crevice is very famous in the country, concentrated in all parts of Ningxia, of which the selenium sand watermelon grown by Ningxia Zhongwei is better in quality and sweetness of taste. There are seed melons, thin skin, meat sand, sweet taste, but also resistant to squeezing, storage and collection, is a very popular watermelon variety.
This is the last time I spent 42 yuan online to buy a 10-pound watermelon, the result was only spent 10 yuan on the platform, but I must see if there is any difference from the expensive watermelon I bought!
After cutting, the section is very the same, that is, there will be a little sand in the middle.
When this is opened, the Ningxia watermelon I bought last week for more than 40 yuan is the same, but the sweetness is completely different, and the difference is far away! It can only be said that it will be passed. So some friends say that the watermelon in Ningxia is not so delicious, I think it is really possible to buy is not the most authentic, anyway, at least according to conscience and I bought more than 40 yuan of watermelon is not the same.
Tianjin Qilin watermelon 6 kg / 10.29 yuan
The same seedless unicorn variety of watermelon is planted more in The Ninghe River in Tianjin, mainly supplying Tianjin and surrounding cities.
This should be the watermelon we usually buy the most. But why do the outside fruit shops sell for three dollars, and as a result, only one dollar and one pound are online.
The outer skin is still very easy to open, and then this one has a little more tendons than those in Yunnan.
The moment the tip of the knife touched the watermelon earlier, the watermelon slammed open, the moisture is particularly special, and the sweetness is moderate, not the sweet feeling, in my wife's words, it is very similar to the kind of watermelon I ate when I was a child.
Hainan Qilin watermelon 7.9 kg / 8.84 yuan
Very early growth, robust plants, vigorous growth, strong fruit, obvious advantages over the same type of varieties, the fruit is short oval to high spherical, the flesh color is dark red and uniform, the flesh is sweet and tender, juicy and refreshing, the skin is thin and tough, the yield is high, and it is resistant to transportation and storage. The single fruit weighs 4-6 kg and is mainly grown in the south.
Everyone knows that the Kirin watermelon should be eaten at the beginning of the Hainan Kirin, because every year down the earliest!
The watermelon I bought this time is not the kind of square circle, it is slightly irregular. But after cutting, the heart in the middle is still very tempting.
This is a variety of Hainan Qilin feelings, but we basically eat all year round, but it is a little more expensive in winter, cheaper in summer, too familiar with the taste of watermelon, sweetness and moisture are very balanced in all aspects, and it is a watermelon that cannot be faulted.
Tianjin stubble taitou watermelon 12.1 kg / 9.79 yuan
Tianjin Jinghai District specialty, China's national geographical indication products. The thickness of the watermelon peel does not exceed 1.0 cm, which is sweet and juicy, refreshing, with less fiber and a strong aftertaste. Physical and chemical indicators: the single fruit weighs 5 kg to 7 kg, the fruit soluble solids center ≥ 11.5%, the edge ≥ 8.5%.
The watermelon in the head of the table should only be understood by locals in Tianjin, and what we often buy is the kind of small truck that comes over a whole truck, and then weighs about six or seven pounds of small watermelon, and then holds one a day to eat.
You can see that there is a huge piece of heart in the middle, and there are no seeds, which is thiefy to eat!
This should be regarded as my snack to the big taste, but also a dozen of the sun touched the watermelon to open the watermelon every day the sweetness is not like the unicorn like the sweetness of the throat, but the moisture is special enough, it is very refreshing to eat, it is that summer feeling.
Pang Gezhuang pocket watermelon 2.5 pounds / 8.19 yuan
Pang Gezhuang watermelon skin is thin and crisp, melon is crisp and crisp, sweet and juicy, the central sugar content of some varieties of watermelon can reach 13%, and the ripe watermelon peel is thin and crisp, not more than 1.2 cm, and the color is pink or peach red.
In the past, we used to buy whole boxes of watermelons to send to friends and relatives, because the price was really high in the fruit shop.
When opened, the flesh of this watermelon is not as watery as that of the unicorn.
This is a pocket watermelon, I remember when I was a child to eat the pocket watermelon is a fingertip touch on the broken, this knife cut open after the bang open, feel that the meat is thicker to eat, not that kind of sand or crisp soft feeling is more dense and sweet overall is OK. If you are a person, it is just right to buy such a small watermelon to eat, without any pressure.
Honey child seedless watermelon 2.9 kg / 7.59 yuan
The fruit is tall and rounded with clear bands. The flesh is bright red, the fiber is small, the juice is more flavorful and sweet, the texture is fine and refreshing, the central sugar content is 12 to 12.5%, and the edge extension gradient is small; Resistant to hollow, not easy to split fruit, seedless good, skin thickness of 0.8 cm, the average single fruit weight of 2.5 ~ 3.0 kg
This is the first time I have heard of this variety and the first time I have bought it. I think this watermelon should be very sweet, because you see the name also has a honey in it.
As a result, after opening, there are not only seeds inside, but also the moisture is not as abundant as expected.
This watermelon is deeply deceived by my feelings, I originally thought that today I bought such a seedless watermelon, but after opening it, it was all small white, and it was seedless at all. If you eat it, you don't have the refreshing feeling of a unicorn, and the sweetness can only be said to be passed.
Conclusion of the big horizontal evaluation of nine watermelon varieties
The watermelon this time overall didn't make me particularly stunning. Maybe it's because I've raised the bar to a higher standard, because I always want to find the same feeling as the Ningxia watermelon I ate before. But this time also fulfilled a dream, I ate 9 watermelons in the same time period, and I can clearly distinguish how each watermelon tastes.
Each piece of watermelon is the three of us to taste together, and then everyone shares it with me, how they feel when they eat it, so this is not my evaluation alone, it is the conclusion of our family of three!
The result is very surprising to me, the best three are Kirin watermelon, the level is very stable, if you have a lot of watermelon choices in front of you, do not know what to buy, I suggest you or directly choose Kirin watermelon, really will not step on the thunder, other names have not heard, you have not eaten watermelon, it is really easy to buy to make you eat unhappy.
Other knowledge about watermelon
1. The correct way to open the watermelon
Before I shared how I opened watermelon, I bought a "watermelon artifact", first wash the watermelon, remove the melon handle, and then use a small machete to first cut a hole in the middle of the whole watermelon.
Insert the watermelon artifact into this section, and then use your hand gently, pay attention to be sure to gently pinch the handle, if the force is too large, the whole watermelon will fly.
In this way, you can open to the watermelon that is exactly the same as the inside of the watermelon shop outside, so that the taste will be better, unlike the watermelon after the whole cut after the juice is flowing!
2. Is sand or crispy good?
First of all, we must understand the reason for the formation of sand, is that when the watermelon is ripe, the parenchymal cells in it will absorb a large amount of water to make their own vacuoles bloat, thereby increasing the volume, the soluble substances in the vacuole increase, and the cell water absorption makes the cell space dehydrated, the cell junction is enzymatically dissolved, the degree of connection is reduced, and it appears loose, so it appears to be the appearance of the sand.
I think that those who like sand and crisp are basically half and half, including eating watermelon spit seeds and not spitting seeds are also half and half! If you want to eat the kind of special sweet, chewy air feel of the sand, if you like the moisture is particularly abundant, and then eat a special thirst quenching, then buy crisp watermelon.
3. Watermelon picking tips
Look: A good watermelon skin color has a certain luster, the guati and melon navel are concave inward, and the vine stalk is down close to the melon skin. It is recommended to pick a watermelon with a thick green stalk and a relatively pointed end. In simple terms, the watermelon must look comfortable, and the crooked date that looks crooked should not be touched
Touch: Feel the melon skin slippery and hard is a good melon, the melon skin is sticky or softer is inferior. I can touch the watermelon with my own hand. The grain of a good watermelon is really different.
Well: Watermelons with high maturity are generally relatively light. Therefore, watermelons of the same size, lighter weight is better, and overweight melons are not yet ripe. However, the current watermelon shop owner generally will not let you go to take it yourself, because you are afraid that you will not be able to hold it steadily, and the watermelon that falls for dozens of dollars will be lost.
Listen: The watermelon is placed in the hand and gently tapped with the fingers, if the sound is crisp, it indicates a higher maturity. However, now watermelons are basically pick varieties and rarely pick cooked and unripe, I don't know if everyone has such a feeling.
Write at the end
Dapeng Peng said that this evaluation has brought him a full sense of happiness, one is to be able to meet his desire to eat a variety of watermelons at the same time, and the other is to be able to eat and play with his family, which is really very satisfied.
On a hot day, it's a blessing to eat watermelon with family and friends! What variety of watermelon is the best you can buy? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to tell us, you can also click "Read the original article" to see more food shared by Dapeng Peng!