Why YSK: These tips may help you pick a more ripe, juicier, sweeter watermelon.

  • irkli@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    On oranges, damage to the fruit (insect bites, cuts, etc) often cause the fruit to be sweeter in the area of the damage. So ugly fruit is often tastier.

    Americans especially are sold shiny pretty consistent fruit. Ripe fruit is browning, wrinkled, lots of flaws. After a while you’ll see some of those “flaws” as signs of tasty fruit.