Comments on: Green Melons

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:45:43 +0000

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

rina — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:29:52 +0000

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

Mandy — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:31:45 +0000

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

fried-neurons — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:11:57 +0000

Prosciutto and melon… a match made in heaven!

I prefer honeydew over cantaloupe myself.

By: lori

lori — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:14:36 +0000

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!

By: Bay_leaf

Bay_leaf — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:43:50 +0000

someone once told me that melon should be eaten alone, not with other fruits.

but the combo with the Parma prosciutto is just fab.

By: relly

relly — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:01:19 +0000

GMORNING MR.MM,
I love the combination of thinly slice prosciuto or dried ham and melon. As a first course.. and also you might find in every houses you’ll be invited the Melon/portwine first course too.
But most i love is the melon juice.

By: patanj

patanj — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 05:18:32 +0000

I miss the soft-fleshed melon tagalog which my ‘apu’made into the most refreshing drink during my childhood in Pampanga. If I remember right, we had it only during the height of summer. I’ve been searching desperately for it here in Manila but so far I’ve only seen it Pampanga. Odd!

By: marga

marga — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 04:00:50 +0000

Our Japanese friend gave us a melon that looks exactly like the one you pictured. He was very careful in telling us that it was “special” and that it costs a lot too. Indeed it was even packaged in such a way that it looked like a giant egg in a nest. I had my misgivings at first because everytime we buy honeydew melon ( the one that has white smooth skin ) it is ALWAYS tastless just like eating radish. Going back to our Melon, indeed it was as sweet as honey and soooo succulent. I thought I was in heaven. No wonder he kept on telling us to enjoy every bit of it and indeed we did. That’s why it cost a lot too.

By: Wilson Cariaga

Wilson Cariaga — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:24:03 +0000

Nothing beats the summer with melon jiuce or shake, I also love homemade melon sherbet, it is really really refreshing. also melons in salads, I remember a salad which contains papaya, melons, prawns, thin slices of onions plus watercress tossed in white vinegar, garlic and wasabi dressing, its really good. . .