1, at first glance: the skin has no scratches, the color is even, the lines are clear, the melon head is slightly yellow, and it is better to be concave inward.

2, two touches: a glimpse, not too heavy is a ripe melon. Heavy hands must be raw melons. If you press with your thumb, the ripe melon can be pressed down slightly.

3, three smells: put it under the nose and gently smell the melon head, fragrant melon. If you can't smell any fragrance, even if you meet the above two requirements, it is not a good melon and you can't buy it.

After breaking, the skin is watery and a little brittle, and the pulp near the pulp is very soft, and the sugar is mainly concentrated here. The flesh of the melon has a little bit of melon meat, which is absolutely good.

Extended data:

Melon, or cantaloupe, is one of the fruits in summer and is loved by many people. What needs to be reminded here is that although cantaloupe tastes sweet, there are also many precautions when eating it.

1, cantaloupe can't be eaten with bitter gourd and watermelon. People who are weak will have diarrhea.

2, cantaloupe can not be eaten with iced drinks in summer, because they are all cold foods, eating them is not good for the body, and people who are weak will have diarrhea.

3, cantaloupe should not be eaten with tonic medicated diet before and after, which will affect the curative effect of medicated diet.

4, cantaloupe should not be eaten with durian, the two are grams of each other, and eating together can not achieve their respective effects.

5, cantaloupe can not be eaten with coptis chinensis or drugs with the same effect, and severe diarrhea will occur after eating.

References:

People's Network-Five Precautions for Eating Melon in Summer