We were discussing what we were going to bring to our July Tea Party Get together. I said I'd bring some melon as I saw that Piggly Wiggly had melons on sale and not just honeydew, cantaloupe, and watermelon. Different varieties of melon like Santa Claus or Hami Melon. I even did my research (okay looked each one on Google) and determined I wanted to try Hami, Canary, and Santa Claus Melon.
Before going to Piggly Wiggly, we went to Festival who has a great produce section. I saw that they had melons for 99 cents a pound including Santa Claus and Canary but no Hami melons. They had this cute little melon called a Lemon Melon. All of the melons came in various sizes and I liked they had some small ones. I was intrigued by it so I got the Lemon Melon. I was going to get the Santa Claus and Canary melon too but the hubby said Piggly Wiggly was going to be cheaper.
We went to Piggly Wiggly and they had 4 melons.. one of each variety and they were larger than Festival melons of the same variety. I didn't even know what melon was what and there was no Hami melon. So back to Festival we went where I picked up a Santa Claus and Canary Melon.
All three melons were similar to a honeydew or cantaloupe.
Santa Claus Melon is also called Christmas melon because it can last until Christmas due to long shelf life. It has a harder texture like honeydew and is definitely similar in color to honeydew. It definitely has more of a honeydew flavor.
Canary Melon is has a more pear like texture but is more green in color than the Santa Claus Melon. It is definitely softer than the Santa Claus melon. This has a great taste like cantaloupe but hints of pineapple and/or banana.
Lemon Melon is a hybrid melon from Japan that has skin like a cantaloupe but flesh more like honeydew. It is on the harder side when comparing the textures of the melons. Like it's name says, there is a hint of citrus with the honeydew flavor.
My preference is order: Canary, Lemon, Santa Claus. Erin preferred the Santa Claus melon and Janis really had no preference. I thought the Santa Claus tasted too much like Honeydew. I really like the unique flavor and texture of the Canary Melon. The Lemon one was surprisingly good in its own way.
I would get all three again but if I had to only choose one it definitely would be the canary melon. I am still waiting to try a Hami Melon. Maybe my next food adventure.
If there is a melon sale going on, definitely move out of your comfort zone and try a new melon. You never know what you might end up loving (or hating).
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