Where is the best "watermelon" in China? After evaluation, these 8 places are on the list, is there your hometown?

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2024-06-23 09:14Published in Jiangxi

Passing by a bridge, there is a melon stall on the side of the bridge, passers-by have squatted down, some inquire, some take their own melons, and directly taste the boss's melons, for a time it was not lively. No, it's the season to eat melons again, watermelon is the first melon in summer, which is naturally very popular, its moisture is large, the sweetness is high, and it can also reduce the heat when eaten.

Watermelon, just by listening to the name, is not native to the mainland, it was introduced from the Western Regions (Xinjiang and Central Asia in China), so it is named watermelon, that is, melon from the West.

Nowadays, it is cultivated in many places on the mainland, and it is not very picky, so there are more and more watermelons on the market, so the watermelons in that place are the best? Where is the best "watermelon" in China? After evaluation, these 8 places are on the list, is there your hometown?

1. Beijing Daxing watermelon

I remember that when I was in Beijing in those years, every time I came home after work, the happiest thing was to take out the watermelon in the refrigerator and take a bite, which was so refreshing.

Different from other watermelons, this kind of melon is extraordinarily large, a single melon can even reach more than 10 catties, its skin is thin, and the melon is crispy and sandy, sweet and juicy, with less fiber content, good taste and good flavor.

It is worth mentioning that Daxing watermelon was also a tribute until the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties continued to follow each other.

2. Henan Kaifeng watermelon

Since ancient times, Henan is a large province of growing grain, although the fruit is not food, but there are many people who plant, and the history of planting habits in Kaifeng, Henan is also quite long, can be traced back to the five dynasties, in the Song Dynasty, but the whole country is famous.

Kaifeng watermelon is divided into a variety of skin colors and varieties such as black skin, green skin (reticular), striped and yellow skin, and the fruit shape is oval, round, oblong, etc., the fruit is neat and uniform, and the fruit surface is bright and clear.

This melon pulp is bright red and yellow, fragrant and refreshing in the mouth, juicy and seedless, no crude fiber and has a long storage time.

3. Shandong Changle watermelon

Changle is located in Weifang, Shandong, which is also a city I have been to, which belongs to the low mountains and hilly areas, with many low mountains in the central and western regions, many hills in the southeast, and a plain area at the north and south ends, and the soil is very suitable for growing watermelons.

In the Republic of China edition of "Changle County Chronicles", it is recorded that there is a description of "produced in Beixiang, the most and well, and sold in Qingdao a lot every year".

In Changle, the thickness of the skin of large melons is less than 1 cm, and the thickness of the skin of small melons is less than 0.3 thick meters. The sugar content is relatively high, and it is quite sweet in the mouth.

4. Five watermelons in Chongqing

In Wujian Town, Yongchuan District, Chongqing, Wujian watermelon is abundant, it is a typical selenium-rich watermelon, its watermelon flesh is delicate and delicate, juicy and sweet, rich in aroma, pleasant and refreshing.

The watermelon produced here has an excellent sweet taste. And relatively speaking, the price is slightly higher than the ordinary watermelons we see.

If you are buying, you should pay attention to the fact that the five watermelons in Yongchuan, Chongqing are all numbered with the number of melon farmers, and each watermelon is printed with the word "five", which is also the "anti-counterfeiting logo" of the five watermelons.

5. Sichuan salted watermelon

The place where watermelon grows, the greater the general altitude difference, the better it will be, the salt-edged watermelon is most suitable for growing at an altitude of about 1300 meters, the soil in the production area is mainly sandy loam, the soil here is slightly acidic, quite suitable for growing watermelon.

One of the characteristics of salt-edged watermelon is that the fruit shape is nearly round, the skin is green, covered with dark green bands or toothed bands, and it is very bright on the whole.

In the mouth, there is a lot of juice, and it is very crisp, the sweetness is relatively high, and the fiber is very small, which is worth tasting.

6. Gansu Guazhou watermelon

According to the "Hanshu Geographical Chronicles", "the ancient Guazhou land is full of beautiful melons", "its land is still a big melon, the elder fox into the melon to eat it, the end of the head and tail out".

The history of growing watermelon in Guazhou is very long, and the quality of watermelon here is also very good, its skin is dark green, the color is red, the flesh is fine and crisp, the juice is juicy and delicious, and the sugar content is more than 10%.

Eat in the mouth, full of sweetness, and the meat is juicy, crispy and refreshing, is it a good melon to see, especially the sweetness, quite good, the Western Jin Dynasty "Guangzhi" cloud: "Guazhou big melon such as Hu, royal melon also, sweet as honey."

7. Shaanxi Dali watermelon

Dali watermelon, also known as "Tongzhou big watermelon" in history. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, it has been a tribute. This melon is also worth tasting.

The soil types here are mainly loess and sandy soils, and the organic matter content is abundant, which is conducive to watermelon cultivation. The watermelon is large, the fruit shape is round or oval, the melon is bright red, tender and juicy, sweet and delicious.

8. Qinghai people and dry sand watermelon

Minhe County is known as the "hometown of melons and fruits" in Qinghai, and the watermelons grown here have also been well received by consumers. Its habit is high in sugar, the taste is refreshing, crisp and sweet, the taste is very pure, and the melon aroma is also obvious.

The watermelon produced here, relatively speaking, is not so big, so there will be more people to buy it, when you cut the watermelon and dry sand, you will find that its skin is not thick, smell there is a fragrance, eat in the mouth is even more sweet and delicious, full of water, the sweetness is simply too much.

Of course, there are many places in the country that are rich in watermelon, and its taste may be relatively good, but the watermelons in these 8 places are relatively famous.

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