Do you go ape over seedless Watermelon each summer?

[Baked]

Mark Twain didn't know shit about fruits and vegetables. Papaya is the king of all fruits, follow closely by Durian.

I'm ok with watermelons. I actually like them with seeds. Seedless watermelons are like boneless wings and ribs, they take away all the flavor.

 

[spidey07]

Mark Twain didn't know shit about fruits and vegetables. Papaya is the king of all fruits, follow closely by Durian.

I'm ok with watermelons. I actually like them with seeds. Seedless watermelons are like boneless wings and ribs, they take away all the flavor.

The sweetness is to encourage animals to eat them and poop their seeds. With no seeds the plant has little reason to taste good.

 

[alkemyst]

poke a hole in the side and pour alcohol in it.

The best way watermelon is served.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Watermelon is meh. Never liked it. Weak flavor and once you suck the water out there's immediately a dry crispy foam in your mouth.

 

[fatpat268]

I like watermelons, but only the ones I grow myself (or grown locally). This actually applies to most fruits and veggies. The watermelons at the super market are mostly bland. Sometimes I luck out with a good flavorful one, but not often.

But that is, of course, if I'm lucky enough to get watermelon to properly grow. I had a couple two years ago that tasted awesome... none grew last year (drought), and nothing seems to be growing this year, although I have a shit ton of cucumbers.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Watermelon is meh. Never liked it. Weak flavor and once you suck the water out there's immediately a dry crispy foam in your mouth.

Good Lord man! How long do you have to suck a piece of watermelon to get all the water out? More importantly, why would you do that?

 

[Doppel]

Melons are incredibly easy to grow and produce way more than you could eat. Stick a couple in the ground with plenty of fertilizer.

Problem is they take up a ton of room to grow...

 

[Slew Foot]

I prefer peaches and nectarines to watermelon. One of best parts about living in California, an endless supply of cheap and awesome tasting fruits in the summer.

 

[PottedMeat]

avocados & mangos 3/$1 > watermelons

 

[BoomerD]

I prefer peaches and nectarines to watermelon. One of best parts about living in California, an endless supply of cheap and awesome tasting fruits in the summer.

Agreed...it's perhaps the BEST part of living in California.

 

[alkemyst]

Agreed...it's perhaps the BEST part of living in California.

I always knew you were fruity. Now you verified it.

 

[BoomerD]

I always knew you were fruity. Now you verified it.

And you're nuts as well as flaky...what's your point?
Wanna get together and make granola? :biggrin:

 

[alkemyst]

And you're nuts as well as flaky...what's your point?
Wanna get together and make granola? :biggrin:

no, my sphincter works properly still.

 

[BoomerD]

no, my sphincter works properly still.

I'm sure we can find someone to fix that for ya...

 

[alkemyst]

I'm sure we can find someone to fix that for ya...

/slowly backs out thread, ass against wall.

 

[sdifox]

I like the ones with seed. I missed the 12-15kg oblong ones :biggrin:

we would water cool the whole thing.

 

[amdhunter]

ape...Watermelon...?

OP is a racist.

 

[BoomerD]

I like the ones with seed. I missed the 12-15kg oblong ones :biggrin:

we would water cool the whole thing.

I don't think I've ever had a 30 pound watermelon...I've seen some pretty big ones, but 30 pounds? That would be HUGE!

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Watermelon is good, but Peaches are the great fruit of summer.

Agreed. Nothing like some fresh juicy peaches.

 

[Zeze]

Okay, is there any scientific proof that seeded watermelons taste sweeter?

I'm not a big fruit person, but GF made me pick up a seedless one on sale. HOLY SHIT, this one was SO SO ripe. Red all around, center was a burning red.

IT WAS SO SWEET, IT TASTED LIKE CANDY

 

[Away]

Watermelon is good, but Peaches are the great fruit of summer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-sfk3PGQDg

 

[spidey07]

Okay, is there any scientific proof that seeded watermelons taste sweeter?

I'm not a big fruit person, but GF made me pick up a seedless one on sale. HOLY SHIT, this one was SO SO ripe. Red all around, center was a burning red.

IT WAS SO SWEET, IT TASTED LIKE CANDY

Google and the intarweb says watermelon with seeds indeed tastes much better than seedless. Searching for double blind tests now.

 

[Doppel]

I have a MAD sweet tooth like totally insane and I am telling you the seedless I get are sweet as all hell, if they were sweeter they would not taste good. Whether the flavor is as intense I don't know but they are very sweet.

 

[lxskllr]

Google and the intarweb says watermelon with seeds indeed tastes much better than seedless. Searching for double blind tests now.

I found this with a quick look, and it says seedless melons have more sugar...

http://www.irec.org.au/farmer_f/pdf_181/Seedless watermelons in the Riverina.pdf

 

[JS80]

Watermelon tastes like sugar water. Best fruit is rotting persimmon.