THE GOLDEN MELONS

[Ewaade_3A]

“Life is golden at 50”, right? ? however, no one ever cares to tell us what happens before or after that age. ?

You can be golden everyday with the Golden Melon ?

I have been on many pages on Connect, I have seen many pictures of the Water Melon, even a picture of a “water melon bread” but, not for once, have I seen a picture of the Golden Melon.

I have been wondering; “Why?”

BACKGROUND

I had been seeing this fruit for a long time in Nigeria but I just felt it looked strange. After a while, I made up my mind that it was only eaten by those from South-Eastern Nigeria.

One day, I had gone to get some goods from my supplier at Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, when someone rolled the cart by.

My customer asked me to buy and have a taste! ? That was the beginning of a life-long Love story.

Taste; I will fix the taste between an apple and a cucumber, it’s like a cucumber-infused apple, in my opinion. It tastes sweet and provides all of that extra hydration and vitamins the body needs.

ASSIGNMENT

Do you know this fruit?

Which will you have? A Water Melon or a Golden Melon?

Please answer in the most creative way possible;

for example; “I can live life without Gold, but I can never survive without water”…

Let’s go.…

Please ensure you state your location, f you have seen this fruit before.

Thank you.

[SarveswarB]

Green been replaced. I had never seen such Golden melon @Ewaade_3A .

Does it taste similar to that of watermelon?

And what does that 50 means?

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful golden melon.

[Muhammad_Usman]

Actually water melon and Melon are two different fruits and easily available in Pakistan in these days @Ewaade_3A thanks for sharing your experience about Nigeria

[Austinelewex]

@Ewaade_3A

I have never seen this fruit here in South East. By the way do you know what type of crop it is? A tree or a plant or even a creeping crop or a cover crop?. What is it botanical name? What is it local name? You can use Google lens to look it up.

@SarveswarB at 50 means Golden Jubilee I guess that is what she meant.

Nevertheless, I am not the author of the post let’s wait for her to reaffirm my answer.

My friend @Muhammad_Usman yes, you’re right water melon is different from normal melon. Here we use the melon seeds to cook soup called Egwusi soup. I believe both of our melons are the same Otherwise show me a link to yours to affirm it.

Have a great day!

[SarveswarB]

Yes @Austinelewex let’s wait to know the secret of 50 from @Ewaade_3A

[MukulR]

I have never heard the name Golden melon before @Ewaade_3A . I know about watermelon and muskmelon. I think this golden melon is also muskmelon but the outside of it is golden so it is called the golden melon. See the photo of a muskmelon below. It looks like silver and from now on I can call it silver melon . Thanks for sharing this nice post. It’s informative also. Regards.

[Ewaade_3A]

@SarveswarB

IIn Nigeria, when you turn 50 years old, they say to you; “Life is Golden at 50” becausw it is a Golden Jubilee

No, it does not taste like watermelon, more like red apple ‘diluted with Cucumber Juice’

[Ewaade_3A]

Yes,**Senior! @Muhammad_Usman **

Water Melonis a fruit.

Melon Seeds (called Egusi) we use in making soup

[Ewaade_3A]

Thank you,you are on point.

Austin, thank you for helping me with the responses before I came, I appreciate.

Please let me not have to miss your friendship, again.

Wow!

When I began seeing this fruit in Lagos, it was sold by people from the Southeast, so I just believed it was from there! Wow! Here is the link @Austinelewex

[Ewaade_3A]

@MukulR

Thank you for coming to share with me, especially with a picture. When I write about fruits now, all I see is Mukul’s face everywhere after your wonderful presentation laat week Saturday.

Silver Melon???!!! What???!!!

And when they ask you how Musk Melon.) became Silver Melon, you are going to habe to tell them the ‘embarassing story of how we met’

Please allow the Golden melon enjoy its shine

[Austinelewex]

Hahaha @Ewaade_3A Thanks for the link. Your images deceived me.

I know the fruit Muskmelon we eat it alot and we eat it when it is still green not golden in color maybe that is why I didn’t recognize it.

We cook it, add palm oil and other spices and eat it with yam here in the Eastern part of Nigeria. It is very sweet and delicious.

Thanks for sharing it here @Ewaade_3A

Thanks @MukulR for your detailed reply. It is usually green here before turning golden in color.

Maybe it is because of Geographical differences, climate and soil type that makes Bangla type to appear Silver in color.

Have a nice day All!

[Ewaade_3A]

Austin, I know Muskmelon. Muskmelon is not the Golden melon, check the links I posted.

The back of the Golden Melon is totally fresh and smooth all through unlike the MuskMelon. Maybe they taste alike, I haven’t tasted the Muskmelon, but they are not alike in look or appearance.

Wow, you make soup with muskmelon? Can you cook the soup? I am looking forward to the post @Austinelewex

[Austinelewex]

Then I am in the shallow end @Ewaade_3A . I concur I have not seen Golden melon before. It is novel to me.

Thank you!

[MukulR]

Actually, for my previous meet-up, Virtual Taste of Summer Fruits, I took a lot of photos of fruits found in our market at present. And you know all the fruits are common in South Asia, some are in East Asia and Africa. So, while I see any post on fruit I try to shoot a bullet from my gun

Anyway, from the comments of @Austinelewex my idea is now confirmed about your Golden Melon. It is also a Muskmelon @Ewaade_3A . The below muskmelons are also golden indeed. Thanks.

[Ewaade_3A]

Come to the deep end, please. We have many “life guards” in Lagos

You will habe a lot of golden melons.

I am visiting Enugu after Corona, I hope I will see you.

I come to a small town there called Ebe, a friend runs an orphanage there. It’s not very far from 9th mile

I will bring some for you when I visit @Austinelewex

[Ewaade_3A]

No! @MukulR

I like the specie of this Muskmelon but Golden Melons are not Muskmelons.

I see that your Muskmelon turns yellow from an initial green colour.

The Golden Melon is ‘yellow from birth’ and ‘stays yellow till death’

[Austinelewex]

Not so Mukul. Golden melon is totally different. @MukulR

Here is the Link @Ewaade_3A shared.

Here is a Link of some important facts of Golden melon.

From my research, I found out it is also called Honeydew(melon) and its name varies from one Geographic region to another. Like in China it is called Bailan melons. in Chile it is called Tuna Melon. I want Ewaade to reaffirm this. And I guess in Nigeria it is called the Golden melon which she mentioned. It is also from same family of muskmelon Ewaade.

Now I am more curious to know more about it.

@OlgaKlimchik @mockata2 @Izumi @Nyainurjanah @Ant_Bad_Yogi @Audrey_Ngam07 and @Stella2 do you have these melon in your country, if so what is it call?

Thank you so much as you profer answers to my curiosity.

[Muhammad_Usman]

Watermelon and melon are both fruits and available easily in Pakistan we called in our language Tarbooz and Kharbooza

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[Ant_Bad_Yogi]

@Ewaade_3A @Austinelewex I think in Thailand, we have many kinds of melons, both local and import. They are green, yellow, orange. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

[SarveswarB]

Oho, thank you for sharing such a beautiful information on “life is golden at 50” @Ewaade_3A . Thank you for sharing the taste details too.