I'm going to take a little break from writing about our family happenings to tell you about this melon I've discovered.
I learn so much from the friends I spend time with in Zumba class. I'd mentioned how we had Yubari melon in Hokkaido and how super sweet it was. It was also super expensive. Just buying one slice to share cost almost $4.00.
I told them that much as I love cantaloupes and honeydew melons, I had a hard time judging if they would be sweet. My Zumba friend, Chris said I should try Sugar Kiss melons. "Trust me," she said. "Once you try it, you'll never go back to the other melons."
Chris explained that I should press the navel side of the melon, not the stem. If it feels a little soft, it's ready to eat.
Art and I saw it at the market and decided to give it a try. Oh my gosh! Chris is right! It is the SWEETEST melon I've ever had in the U.S.
When mom ate the melon for dessert tonight, her face broke out in a surprised smile. "This is just as sweet as the Yubari," she said. "It's amazing!
OK, Chris also mentioned the Envy apple. I looked for that too, but didn't see it. I'll be keeping a look out.
POSTSCRIPT: We did try the Envy apple. They were very good, but we're not sure we're willing to pay so much more for the Envy when a good Fuji will do. The Envy apple is crispier, but I'm not sure it's much sweeter. We also tried the Honey Kiss and Summer Kiss melons, but they were not quite as good as the Sugar Kiss.
I learn so much from the friends I spend time with in Zumba class. I'd mentioned how we had Yubari melon in Hokkaido and how super sweet it was. It was also super expensive. Just buying one slice to share cost almost $4.00.
I told them that much as I love cantaloupes and honeydew melons, I had a hard time judging if they would be sweet. My Zumba friend, Chris said I should try Sugar Kiss melons. "Trust me," she said. "Once you try it, you'll never go back to the other melons."
Chris explained that I should press the navel side of the melon, not the stem. If it feels a little soft, it's ready to eat.
Art and I saw it at the market and decided to give it a try. Oh my gosh! Chris is right! It is the SWEETEST melon I've ever had in the U.S.
When mom ate the melon for dessert tonight, her face broke out in a surprised smile. "This is just as sweet as the Yubari," she said. "It's amazing!
OK, Chris also mentioned the Envy apple. I looked for that too, but didn't see it. I'll be keeping a look out.
POSTSCRIPT: We did try the Envy apple. They were very good, but we're not sure we're willing to pay so much more for the Envy when a good Fuji will do. The Envy apple is crispier, but I'm not sure it's much sweeter. We also tried the Honey Kiss and Summer Kiss melons, but they were not quite as good as the Sugar Kiss.
Kay, I recently tried the kiss melons, and they are really good. They are a bit different from the cantaloupe, but are really sweet. Never heard of that kind of apple. I like the Jonagolds for pies. They are a cross between Jonathon and Golden delicious apples, and really hold up well in a pie. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI always wondered how you tell if a melon is ripe. I wonder if I can find one of those Sugar Kiss around here. I'll look. :-)
ReplyDeleteDo let me know how you like it, if you find it, DJan.
DeleteI wonder if we get those way out here where we live?
ReplyDeleteI'm a gala apple eater, cantalopes here have been disappointing also seedless watermelon...
ReplyDeleteI've liked Gala ever since we tried them in Australia, but I think Fuji is still our favorite. Watermelons have been rather iffy this year.
DeleteI looks like a cantaloupe. I remember hearing of the white pineapple in Hawaii
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Art's classmate gives us all our pineapples from his garden now and they are always super sweet.
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I love it! Beautifully done, Christine!
DeleteI know how to pick out melons and avocados. It is a good thing everyone doesn't know how or all those others wouldn't get sold.
ReplyDeleteInteresting info, Kay... I never knew about pressing the navel on a melon to see if it's ripe or not. THANKS for that info. I don't think we have the Sugar Kiss melons here --but we do have cantaloupes. Wonder how one can tell if a watermelon is ready to eat... We eat watermelon all summer ---and some are so much better than others...
ReplyDeleteOur favorite apple here is Honey Crisp...It's a good crisp eating apple.
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Betsy
Art always looks for a yellow spot at the bottom of the watermelon. I think weight is a way to tell if they're juicy. Awww heck... I don't know.
DeleteSandstone melon company is in Yuma Arizona. You are paying dearly for the transportation costs. Doesn't anyone grow cantaloupes on the Islands? Even California cantaloupes should be less costly than these. However, with the drought, California is growing far fewer melons. We've had fewer melons this summer than ever before. Same with corn.
ReplyDeleteWith cantaloupe, I always smell the melon. If it smells like a cantaloupe, I buy it, otherwise I put it back. I check the blossom end for honeydew melons and if it 'gives' when pressed, I buy it.
I just looked at the tag and see that the Kiss melons are from California or Arizona. I don't know if they grow them in Hawaii yet. They are pretty darn expensive though. We only bought these because they were on sale for 98 cents a pound.
DeleteI cannot think of a melon I don't like--except watermelon. Yetch.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding? Art is aghast! Watermelon is his favorite.
DeleteI bet Beate would really love this melon!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to eat the Sugar Kiss melon but I don't think they are sold here.
ReplyDeleteI know my home grown cantaloupes are super sweet. Those things in the store are picked green. I will Google Sugar Kiss melons to see if they might grow here.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen them yet, but they sound glorious.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to look for these in my produce store.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try this melon. I love melons.
ReplyDeleteI hear produce in Japan is ridiculously expensive.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of the sugar kiss melon, but I'll keep an eye out for it. I love sweet melons. Thanks for the recommendation, Kay!
ReplyDeleteI have been buying Envy apples because they came down to the same price as Galas and Fugis. they are wonderfully flavorful.
ReplyDeleteI haven't bought much melon lately. I'll have to look for the Sugar Kiss.
Thanks for the tip!! I've been pressing the wrong side (stem) lol
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My grandson loved watermelon so much as a toddler....we couldn't stop him from asking for another one...so much his diaper was drenched as he ate it. So we sat him next to the sink. Funny memory lol
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Oh my gosh! Too funny!!!
DeleteBuy the Pacific Rose or Envy sweet and crunchy apples when they are on sale.
ReplyDeleteRon
I'll have to search for the Sugar Kiss Melon. Thanks for the info.
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