Comments on: Green Melons http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6125 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:45:43 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6125 I have seen that melon tagalog on at roadside stands on drives up North but I too have not tried it...will have to try some the next time I see it. I have seen that melon tagalog on at roadside stands on drives up North but I too have not tried it…will have to try some the next time I see it.

]]> by: rina http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6060 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:29:52 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6060 i miss that melon tagalog too! it had a texture and colour closer to wintermelon the the taste was just so delicate and refreshing when it's made into a drink. i think the reason that its only found in the central luzon area (pampanga, nueva ecija, bulacan) and not in manila is that it doesn't take well to farm-market roads. it either bruises easily or cracks open entirely, making it hard to sell in the markets. i miss that melon tagalog too! it had a texture and colour closer to wintermelon the the taste was just so delicate and refreshing when it’s made into a drink. i think the reason that its only found in the central luzon area (pampanga, nueva ecija, bulacan) and not in manila is that it doesn’t take well to farm-market roads. it either bruises easily or cracks open entirely, making it hard to sell in the markets.

]]> by: Mandy http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6059 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:31:45 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6059 my fiance who doesn't eat melon, got to taste that japanese melon and he's been raving about it ever since. he said that there's another one that tastes even better--it has a red-colored flesh(?). hope they start growing them here too! my fiance who doesn’t eat melon, got to taste that japanese melon and he’s been raving about it ever since. he said that there’s another one that tastes even better–it has a red-colored flesh(?). hope they start growing them here too!

]]> by: fried-neurons http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6049 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:11:57 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6049 Prosciutto and melon... a match made in heaven! I prefer honeydew over cantaloupe myself. Prosciutto and melon… a match made in heaven!

I prefer honeydew over cantaloupe myself.

]]> by: lori http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6046 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:14:36 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/green-melons#comment-6046 Gorgeous cover shot. I personally stay away from melons not because I don't like them but because I always have bad luck choosing them. I always end up buying melons that taste like nothing -- literally! Gorgeous cover shot. I personally stay away from melons not because I don’t like them but because I always have bad luck choosing them. I always end up buying melons that taste like nothing — literally!

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