When is the watermelon season? Does watermelon sound crisper or duller?

Watermelons are generally spherical or oval in shape, and are dark green, light green, or with black-green stripes or patterns. The seeds are mostly black, oval, and pointed. With the continuous development of cultivation technology, watermelons can be seen almost all year round, but if you really want to taste delicious watermelons, you have to go to the season that suits them. Do you know when the watermelon season is?

Contents of this article

1. When is the watermelon season?

2. Is the sound of watermelon crisper or duller?

3. Why do Japanese people sprinkle salt on watermelon?

When is watermelon season?

Watermelons generally mature from June to September each year. Early-maturing varieties of watermelons are generally sown in mid-March and harvested in mid-to-early July, while late-maturing varieties of watermelons are generally sown in mid-to-late April and harvested from late July to early August.

Early-maturing varieties of watermelon generally take only about 90 days to mature, mid-maturing varieties of watermelon take 90-100 days, and late-maturing varieties take 100-120 days.

Watermelons grown in greenhouses can be planted twice a year, and the maturity period of the late autumn watermelons can be delayed until early November each year.

Is the sound of watermelon crisper or duller?

The crisper the better. If you tap the watermelon with your fingers and it makes a crisp sound of "dong, dong" and your hand feels a little trembling, it means it is ripe. If the watermelon makes a dull sound of "pu pu", it is usually overripe.

When selecting watermelons, you can identify their ripeness by looking, touching, weighing and tapping them.

If the watermelon makes a "thump, thump" sound, it means it is relatively ripe. If it makes a "tap, tap" sound, it means it is still raw.

Watermelon is best stored in the refrigerator, where it can generally be kept for 2-3 days.

Why do Japanese people sprinkle salt on watermelon?

The main reason why Japanese people sprinkle salt on watermelon is that it makes the sweet watermelon taste sweeter. Watermelon is very expensive and precious in Japan, so in order to enjoy the deliciousness of watermelon and increase its sweetness, the locals choose to add salt to create a contrast.

Japan is a very small island country, and most of its territory is hilly and mountainous. There is very little arable land suitable for growing watermelons. The yield of watermelons is low and the price is relatively high.

Japan has a temperate monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summers and cold and dry winters. Due to the insufficient hours of sunlight on the island, many fruits are difficult to grow in Japan and need to be imported from abroad, which makes them more expensive.

When the taste buds on people's tongues taste a little salty and then eat sweet watermelon, the sweetness will be amplified by the previous salty taste, so it will taste sweeter than if eaten alone.