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Harvesting hami melon at Hami in 1965 Hami melons at a market in Urumqi. Hami melon is an umbrella term for sweet melon varieties from Xinjiang, China, especially from Hami. This fruit is also referred to as the Chinese Hami melon or the snow melon. The outer color is generally white through pink or yellow through green.
The Hami melon has a reputation for being one of the sweetest melon varieties. Its rind resembles that of a cantaloupe, but the shape is more oblong and the color can tend towards yellow.
An aromatic melon with flavorful green flesh. 'Hackensack' The outside is hardy and netted, with deep ribs, as well as a golden color mottled with green. Its flesh is light green. [1] 'Hale's Best 45' It has bright orange flesh with a good flavor and dense, tan netting. 'Hami' A very large melon, their skin is lightly netted and colored golden ...
In 1955, Golden Makuwa comprised 85.6% of all melons (western and oriental) sold at the Osaka Central Wholesale Market. [ 6 ] Another variety, the New Melon ( ニューメロン ) , is spherical, has a greenish-yellow skin, green flesh, and usually weighs about 300–400 grams (11–14 oz). [ 32 ]
The 'Golden Midget' has a golden rind and pink flesh when ripe, and takes 70 days from planting to harvest. [40] The 'Orangeglo' has a very sweet orange flesh, and is a large, oblong fruit weighing 9–14 kg (20–31 lb). It has a light green rind with jagged dark green stripes. It takes about 90–100 days from planting to harvest. [41]
Less flavorful than other melons, but keeps longer. [20] Crenshaw melon, a hybrid between a Casaba melon and a Persian melon that is described to have a very sweet flavor; Gaya melon, originally from Japan, a honeydew cultivar that is ivory in color and has a mild, sweet flavor; Hami melon, originally from Hami, Xinjiang, China. Flesh is sweet ...
This melon has a distinctively sweet flavor that is slightly tangier than a honeydew melon. The flesh looks like that of a pear but is softer. When ripe, the rind has a slightly waxy feel. The name comes from its bright yellow color, which resembles that of the canary. This melon is often marketed as the Juan Canary melon and can be found in ...
The honeydew melon is one of the two main cultivar types in Cucumis melo Inodorus Group. [3] It is characterized by the smooth, often green or yellowish rind and lack of musky odor. The other main type in the Inodorus Group is the wrinkle-rind casaba melon.