What is the melon pepino?

melon pepino is a type of fruit originally in Peru; Although it tastes and looks like a watermelon, it is not a real melon, because it grows more on the evergreen bus than on the vines. Today, this fruit is grown in subtropical climate in other regions of the world, especially in California and New Zealand, and as a result they are easily accessible in many areas when they are in the season. For people who live in subtropical zones, pepino melons can be grown from cuttings; This plant is technically permanent, although hard weather can damage the plant. They have a distinctive shape of tears and yellow bark, which is mature in ripe and purple. The taste of pepino melon tends to be very sweet and juicy, with a slightly floral aroma; Many people compare them with melons and meads, two known varieties of melon.

Pepino Melons come to the season at the end of autumn to the middle spring and, as with real melons, can be used a number of things to determine whether the melon is Pepino mature and juicy. Melon should feelFor its size and after tapping the sound, and ideally the melon should be richly affected by color. Do not care from the areas of roughness or stripes of liquid on the pepino melon; This suggests that the fruit will be particularly sweet.

These fruit can be used in different ways. Many people enjoy eating melon pepino from hand, either in slices or directly from the bark with a spoon. Fruits can also be mixed with fruit salad and other meals, mixed into smoothies or used in ice desserts. The sweet flavor also pairs well with lime juice, and adventure chefs can try to wrap Pepino melon in Prosciutt to turn the classic melon and prosciutt.

This tropical fruits only a few days out of the race, so as soon as it is purchased, it should be used as quickly as possible. Keep the melon pepino under cooling until it is used; If you cut the fruit and plan to complete it laterI, drip citrus juice through slices and store them, covered, under cooling for two to three days.