Entering the summer, watermelon can be said to be a must-have for each of our families, as a fruit that is popular in the summer, it can be said that watermelon is deeply loved by consumers, and in the purchase of watermelon, consumers often encounter many problems, sometimes want to buy the entire watermelon, in the watermelon is more troublesome.
We all know that the ripe watermelon tastes sweet, and the unripe watermelon is boring, making it difficult to swallow, so in real life we can see that some people will try to judge whether the watermelon is ripe when buying watermelon, the more common way is to "pat it", simply put, it is to pat it on the watermelon with your hand, and then listen to the sound made inside the watermelon.
For ripe watermelon, the melon meat is usually relatively sparse, so when we shoot the ripe watermelon with our hands, there will usually be a sense of vibration, this vibration will vary with the maturity of the watermelon, the higher the maturity of the watermelon, the more obvious the vibration of the watermelon, if the watermelon is not mature, there is almost no sense of vibration, which has become a method used by many friends to judge whether the watermelon is ripe.
In fact, through the "pat a beat" method to judge whether the watermelon is ripe, this is not unreasonable, but there are also consumers through the way of patting to buy watermelon, the final purchase of watermelon maturity is not high, so through the way of patting to judge whether the watermelon is ripe, usually suitable for melon farmers who sell melons, because they often contact watermelon, can judge the maturity of watermelon by sound, for us who do not often contact watermelon friends, this method is still not very reliable, Sometimes you can buy watermelons that are not very ripe.
In addition to judging whether the watermelon is ripe by patting, many friends are also exploring other ways to judge whether the watermelon is ripe, in fact, whether the watermelon is ripe, the 5 places on the surface of the watermelon are "hints".
First: judging by the melon navel
The formation of watermelon is from a flower, after the watermelon flower grows, slowly the flower begins to wither, and then the watermelon slowly grows, this time in the position of the watermelon and the flower will leave a connecting handle, and when the watermelon grows to a certain extent, the withered watermelon flower will fall, this position is usually a point where we can judge whether a watermelon is fully mature.
Because the watermelon is from small to large, when the watermelon continues to grow, the position of the melon navel will gradually be compressed, the larger the watermelon, the larger the position compression, and the watermelon even after it becomes larger, it will accumulate sugar, at this time in fact, the watermelon is still getting larger, and the position of the melon navel will be smaller and smaller due to compression, and because the watermelon flower is still growing after falling, this place will look more old, such a watermelon, naturally ripe, the taste will naturally be better.
The second: cut judgment
This is a more intuitive method, if we do not have the experience of judging whether the watermelon is ripe, the best way is to buy a watermelon that has been cut, such a watermelon is not ripe at a glance, first of all, we must observe whether the melon seeds are black, if it is a seedless watermelon, then see if it is red, followed by pay attention to the location distance between the melon skin and the melon, if the distance is too large, it means that the maturity is not high, if the distance is small, it means that the skin is thin, and the maturity is high.
The third: cut a sharp angle to judge
This method is also a common way for many watermelon vendors, as long as you use a watermelon knife to cut a triangle, and then pick out a piece of watermelon to judge, but this judgment should pay attention to a problem, that is, cut the part of the watermelon.
Generally speaking, the watermelon near the melon stalk where the skin is thicker, and the ripening time is late, and the tail and the middle position mature earlier, if we dig out the position in the middle position or tail, it is possible to approach the melon stalk where the immature watermelon is more, so when we choose to cut a sharp corner to judge, you can choose the position near the melon stalk, if the white is not much, the maturity is higher, and vice versa, it means that the maturity is low.
Fourth: judging from the white mark on the watermelon
When we buy watermelon, we will find that there will be a white mark on the surface of each watermelon, if we look closely, we will find that the color of this white mark is different, some colors are darker, some colors are lighter, in fact, there is a time problem hidden here.
Because the watermelon is grown in the ground, so the watermelon in the ground is a position is grounded, if the watermelon is grounded for a long time, this position will be yellow, if the grounding time is short, generally this position is white, and the growth of the watermelon also takes time, if the grounding place is still white, indicating that the watermelon growth time is short, it is possible to still be raw melon, if it has been yellowed, it means that the watermelon has a long time in the ground, generally mature.
Fifth: Judging by the melon stalk
We all know that there is a small bing between the watermelon and the melon vine, this small bing is the place where the watermelon absorbs nutrients, when the watermelon just grows out, this small bing is very small, as the watermelon slowly becomes larger, this small bing also begins to grow, but when the watermelon is lying on the ground, this leads to the melon stalk Although it is growing, it has been unable to derive, resulting in the melon stalk being slowly compressed, and finally curled between the watermelon and the melon vine.
So when we buy watermelon, if there is still a melon stalk, you can look at the shape of the melon stalk, if it is curved, the general maturity is higher, if it is straight, the maturity is lower. Of course, here is still a place for us to judge the freshness of watermelon, because the surface of the watermelon looks similar, if we judge the freshness of the watermelon through the individual of the watermelon, it is really difficult to judge, but we judge the freshness of the watermelon through the melon handle of the watermelon is indeed relatively easy to judge, as long as we pay attention to the melon handle, if it is still fresh, it means that the watermelon is not picked for a long time, if it has withered, the watermelon may have been picked for a long time.
Of course, this is only some reference methods, when we choose, we must combine the use, use multiple ways to judge, in order to choose a fresher and more mature watermelon.