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Too Many Melons But One

29 April 2010 By: Marlene40 Comments

I am not really a fruit eater and I can live a day or days without eating fruits.  This is even true with hubby.  When we are doing the grocery, we don’t stay long at the fruit and vegetable section. Sometimes we just pretend to like some like banana or apple but these would only get rotten in the fruit bowl. The only fruit we always thought of buying is orange but we don’t eat it. We press three or four of them to have fresh orange juice instead. We both like tropical fruits though but eating one a day is absolutely out of the question.

Speaking of tropical fruits, it so happened along time ago we both had this unusual liking for a melon. We took one sort from the different melons in the section. Back home, we sat and grab piece by piece of that melon while having a conversation. Then we kept quiet, stared at the melon and started talking again. Until I could no longer help it but said that it tasted like acetone. He agreed to me and he said again that it tasted like acetone. And how the hell we said it tasted like acetone as if we really have tasted an acetone. Eeeh! Who would want to try to get a drop of acetone in the mouth! But that was how our tongue interpreted the taste of the melon.

cantaloupe-melon

cantaloupe or muskmelon...this is the one!

A few days ago, I was tempted by the different kinds of melons in the fruit section so I thought of buying one. But I could not seem to remember which one tastes like acetone as it was years ago when we had it. Without hesitation, I took the one above. But the moment I smell it after cutting, I realized it was the one that tasted like acetone. Even hubby said, “that’s the one” when he got a bit in his mouth. After searching, I learned that it’s a cantaloupe or muskmelon. I thought cantaloupes are those small round with yellow skin melons. I don’t like watermelons with red flesh but the one with yellow flesh tastes better to me. It’s just that I was hopeless to differentiate between the muskmelon and the water melon with yellow flesh. Now I know…

melons

image from: fyffes.ie

Too many melons. All tastes good but one taste like acetone. Which one?

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Filipino Recipes says

    30 April 2010 at 02:27

    Still, nothing beats watermelons raised here in the Philippines. I hope you will agree with me Marlene. And oh, never knew that, may watermelon pala na taste like acetone. Thanks for this post and now I know.

    Oh, thanks for the nice comments on our blog.!!
    .-= Filipino Recipes´s last blog ..Insarabasab Sarabasab =-.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:10

      Oh, yes, of course. I don’t often eat watermelons when I was in Davao but we’d always have it on special occasions.

      Reply
  2. willie says

    30 April 2010 at 03:36

    Hi Marlene,

    I am not a fruit lover either. I rarely eat fruit unless it is necessary for me to do so. For example, If i have fever, I will drink coconut juice and if i have difficulty in going to toilet, i will eat banana. Hehehe

    That melon you showed me in the photo? I don’t remember eating it before. It looks like a Melon vege than fruit to me. Hehehe…I am blur….

    But I do like watermelon and honey dew. I just cannot resist these two when people offer them to me. Hahaha…but the fruit that i hate the most is the dragon fruit and secondly, pineapple.

    Have a nice day Marlene.

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    • Cash Genie says

      30 April 2010 at 17:56

      I would say that after having a dislike for fruits, it is good you still have them. For me that persuasion does not come even when i have fever or any of the problems you mentioned.

      Reply
    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:13

      It looks like a small squash, hehee!
      And coconut juice is also good for people who have kidney-problem.
      On the other hand, I like pineapple than any melon.

      Reply
  3. willie says

    30 April 2010 at 03:37

    Oh do visit my new blog at http://whenteacherspeaks.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:14

      Sure! This is interesting. Thank you.

      Reply
  4. Renz says

    30 April 2010 at 06:36

    we used to make ice candies out of melon. I love it! Anyway, i think we should eat fruits often. It’s good for our health. The problem is, it’s too expensive.
    .-= Renz´s last blog ..Motorcycle Rights Organization: Hypocrisy at its finest… =-.

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    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:16

      I used to eat ice candies when I was a kid. But I’ve not tried melon ice candies. Should try this someday.

      Reply
  5. paul | entertainment tonight says

    30 April 2010 at 13:52

    Acetone?

    paanong nangyari iyon? Ngayon lang ako nakarinig ng ganuon.
    .-= paul | entertainment tonight´s last blog ..Meet Jovic Sael at the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 3 =-.

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    • Renz says

      1 May 2010 at 17:01

      I never tried tasting acetone so I don’t know if melons really resembles the taste of acetone. Well, I do use acetone as fuel additive and I get good mpg/kpl using that.
      .-= Renz´s last blog ..5 Apps for Printing From the iPhone =-.

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      • paul | entertainment tonight says

        2 May 2010 at 01:05

        Dati acetone yung ginagamit namin sa pagbubura ng permanent ink sa white board namin yung nagtuturo pa ako.
        .-= paul | entertainment tonight´s last blog ..Meet Jovic Sael at the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 3 =-.

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    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:16

      Hahaa! Yun ang lasa nito na na-interpret ng mga dila namin.

      Reply
      • Renz says

        3 May 2010 at 02:29

        yung alcohol, maganda din pang tanggal ng permanent ink sa white board. hehehe. medyo off topic na ata ako.
        .-= Renz´s last blog ..5 Apps for Printing From the iPhone =-.

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  6. Sourav says

    30 April 2010 at 17:09

    Even though I am not a big fan of melons, but in very hot summer days, having a red, juicy water melon is not a bad thing to me. It cools me down a bit. We don’t have that muskmelon here in our place, so no guess how it tastes!
    .-= Sourav´s last blog ..Get, Slate, Go – I =-.

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    • Sourav says

      1 May 2010 at 21:21

      And acetone??Hmmm…I have used it during my Chemistry practicals. It feels cool when it comes in contact with the skin, and has got a little sweet smell. But I wonder how it will taste!!
      .-= Sourav´s last blog ..Consistent EC Droppers – April =-.

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      • Marlene says

        1 May 2010 at 23:20

        It’s getting warmer here, too, and it’s probably why I wanted to buy this melon a few days ago.

        My first encounter with acetone was when I bought a nail polish remover. And yes, it has a cool effect on skin.

        Reply
  7. Cash Genie says

    30 April 2010 at 17:53

    I have not been well for a long time and that is the reason could not come to your blog very often.
    I am not a fruit lover at all. I am like 22 now and weight is just 44 I would say that I should eat healthy food and most importantly fruits but somehow dont like the taste of it. I can have juices though 🙂

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:22

      Oh, too bad. Hope you’re better now.
      You should try to eat vegetables, too. They’re also good for our health.

      Reply
  8. Khim says

    1 May 2010 at 01:03

    nah..ako sad wala hilig sa fruit oj…

    ganahan lang ko ani melo pag-ibutang sa tubig…

    wala gyud ko kabalo sa ilang mga taste kay ako nabalo-an tubigon man tam-is yong red nga dako mao ra toh..unya ang orange ibutang sa tubig wala na lasa…

    ha en fint valborgsafton…kram
    .-= Khim´s last blog ..Nordic Tradition =-.

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    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:23

      Bitaw, katong pula man gud ang pirmi nako ginakaon sa Pinas. Karon diri kay daghan man lain-lain mao malito jud ko hain ang lami ug baho ug lasa ba.

      Reply
  9. life ramblings says

    1 May 2010 at 04:22

    those are such tasty looking melons. i love melons especially honey dews. 🙂

    Happy May Day!
    .-= life ramblings´s last blog ..PhotoHunt – Black =-.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:25

      Happy May Day to you, too. It’s really a May Day for me thinking about my workloads now.

      Reply
  10. dlysen says

    1 May 2010 at 19:54

    Masarap ang melon sa taginit… Dati ung melong nang kapit bahay namin ang ginagapang namin. Ok lang naman sa mayari kc may mga uud na pala.
    .-= dlysen´s last blog ..Remember that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step =-.

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    • Marlene says

      1 May 2010 at 23:27

      Oisst! Kumusta ka na? Long time no see, hahaa!
      Haa! Sobrang bulok na yata ang mga melon na yun at hindi rin siguro mahilig sa melon ang may-ari.

      Reply
  11. samo zain says

    3 May 2010 at 22:00

    you are beautiful queen has smart brain
    thank you so much
    i’ll be good follower to Lemback Blog
    .-= samo zain´s last blog ..Pourquoi devriez-vous embaucher des déménageurs =-.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      4 May 2010 at 22:20

      Yay! Thank you for your nice words.

      Reply
      • Samo Zain says

        5 May 2010 at 23:58

        It’s Facts
        .-= Samo Zain ´s last blog ..Pourquoi devriez-vous embaucher des déménageurs =-.

        Reply
  12. Dana @ Blogging Tips Blog says

    4 May 2010 at 01:59

    Just know that there are many kind of melons. I knew the red and yellow one, and yes, the yellow one taste better.
    .-= Dana @ Blogging Tips Blog´s last blog ..Another Blogging Disaster To Be Anticipated =-.

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    • Marlene says

      4 May 2010 at 22:21

      I don’t like the red one but I can eat it. Yes, there are so many kinds.

      Reply
  13. sernan says

    4 May 2010 at 07:01

    i havent tasted acetone, so i dont know what it is about the taste, but lately im into fruits, i so love papaya and the melon you had the picture above, love melons that have been in the ref for 2 to 3 days, then sprinkle it with sugar… so yummy!

    With papaya, have some with a few squeeze of calamansi and sugar… another yummy treat! 🙂
    .-= sernan´s last blog ..5 Worlds Healthiest Foods =-.

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    • Marlene says

      4 May 2010 at 22:25

      Me, neither, but the smell gets into the melon which we thought the taste was. I have never tried melon with sugar, wonder how it tastes.
      I should try the papaya for hubby, he used to eat in the Ph before.

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      • sernan says

        6 May 2010 at 04:25

        yup both of you should try it, its good for your body and helps digestion as well, i know you mostly eat meat up there but the good thing about fruits is its fiber rich, so it cleanses the body.. and you will feel refreshed….

        The other day, made a fruit shake mango-banana, and for snacks, melons and papaya…. weekend for my menu, Buko and Sweetened bananas( not sure whats saging saba in english)… yum yum!
        .-= sernan´s last blog ..Things to consider in Building a Bad Website =-.

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        • Marlene says

          8 May 2010 at 17:04

          Korek! Puro meat nga kinakain namin. Ang mahal kasi ng isda dito. Unlike in the Pilipins na pwedeng kumain ng isda araw-araw.

          Aww! Pinapainggit mo ko ha. 🙂

          Reply
  14. Amor says

    4 May 2010 at 13:20

    Ay, bakit lasang acetone? Hindi naman yata ganyan yung nandito. I remember gumagawa kami ng melon juice noon, mas masarap/matamis yung juice sa part ng may buto kaya gumagamit pa kami ng strainer para masala.Then gagamit ng buko scraper to scrape the melon.
    .-= Amor´s last blog ..My First Broken Heart =-.

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    • Marlene says

      4 May 2010 at 22:27

      Oo, parang ibang melon yata ang nasa atin. Yung medyo manipis ang balat. First time ko rin nakatikim ng melon juice sa Manila. Ang red kasi ang marami sa Davao.

      Reply
  15. Michael Aulia @CravingTech.com says

    5 May 2010 at 06:23

    I always love melons juices – normallya a combination of Rockmelon and Watermelon….they are the best to drink cold during Summer…ahhh…
    .-= Michael Aulia @CravingTech.com´s last blog ..April 2010 Traffic & Income Statistics =-.

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    • Marlene says

      7 May 2010 at 23:58

      That’s good. I haven’t tried melon juice but I thought of making a melon shake this summer. I learned that rockmelon is plenty in Australia.

      Reply
  16. abhi says

    10 May 2010 at 16:53

    These melons colors can be used to teach small children. 🙂 Use nature resource.

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    • Marlene says

      11 May 2010 at 21:42

      Oh, sure! I’d be glad to teach colors with melons. It would be interesting for children, hehee.

      Reply

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