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Whether you found a pepino melon at the supermarket or grew one of your own, this versatile fruit is a delicious addition to your kitchen. Pepino melon, also known as pepino dulce or melon pear, is a tropical hand-sized fruit that has a cool, refreshing flavor. If you’re excited to try pepino melon, we’ve got you covered! Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about this tasty fruit so you can enjoy it or incorporate it into your dishes.
Things You Should Know
- Cut the melon into quarters. There is no pit, so you can simply cut right through. Scoop the seeds out and peel off the skin before taking a bite.
- Enjoy the melon raw. You can eat the melon by itself, wrap it in prosciutto, include it in a fruit salad, or pair it with yogurt.
- If you want a more involved recipe, try poaching the melon in sugar, adding it to homemade salsa, or throwing it in a smoothie.
- For savory dishes, use unripe pepino melon. It will have a cucumber-like flavor, and you can cook it similarly to squash.
Steps
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How do you cut a pepino melon?
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Slice the melon into quarters. Put your pepino melon on your cutting board and cut lengthwise right through the middle of the fruit with a chef’s knife. Pepino melons don’t have a pit, so you cut through them easily. Then, slice each of the pieces in half again to have smaller slices to enjoy. [1] X Research source
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Peel off the skin. Even though pepino melon skin is edible, it starts to develop a thicker, woody texture and an unappetizing flavor. [2] X Research source Once you’ve cut the melon, just grab the edge of the skin to tear it off of the fruit easily. [3] X Research source
- If the skin doesn’t easily peel off, scoop the fruit out with a spoon or use a knife to cut the skin off.
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Scoop the seeds out. Pepino melon seeds are edible and there are only a few in the center of the fruit, but they may have an unpleasant texture. Use a spoon or knife to remove the seeds and throw them away if you don’t want to eat them. [4] X Research source
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References
- ↑ https://yummyaddiction.com/how-to-eat-pepino-melon/
- ↑ https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/melon-pear-no-its-melon-pear/
- ↑ https://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/Pepino.htm
- ↑ https://yummyaddiction.com/how-to-eat-pepino-melon/
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- ↑ https://youtu.be/9UeBLXhOhIg?t=51
- ↑ https://www.feastmagazine.com/recipes/article_f1cc051c-4b6b-11e5-a541-c7742c0d03dd.html
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- ↑ https://youtu.be/244Idjilsc0?t=127
- ↑ https://aihd.ku.edu/foods/Pepino.html
- ↑ https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/how-to-cook-butternut-squash-article
- ↑ https://www.feastmagazine.com/recipes/article_f1cc051c-4b6b-11e5-a541-c7742c0d03dd.html
- ↑ https://aihd.ku.edu/foods/Pepino.html
- ↑ https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-deal-20-35706
- ↑ https://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/Pepino.htm
- ↑ https://www.pvamu.edu/cahs/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/Fact-Sheets-Pepino.pdf
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