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Yellow watermelon

Anguria gialla | Flick on Food

Yellow watermelon is perfect after a fish based meal. Thirst quenching and refreshing!

Origin

With an exotic aftertaste similar to mango and prickly pear, yellow watermelon was made through a natural botanical graft by the Japanese. It’s not a GMO, it’s a perfectly natural watermelon variety. In Italy it can be found in Basilicata; Sicily, especially in Agrigento and Aragona; and in Lazio, in the Agro Pontino area. Thanks to local producers who decided to continue producing this unique variety, today we can experience the flavor and enjoy it in all kinds of food pairings. What sets this variety apart? It’s smaller in size with crunchy, pale yellow flesh, and has a thinner, more speckled rind than red watermelon. There are actually 2 types: one that’s a greener color and the other with a rougher, spotted rind. Yellow watermelon vary in weight from just a few kilos up to ten. The harvest period is from June to August.

Cook it

Its exotic flavor has notes of pineapple, mango and prickly pear, a mix that makes this variety a gourmet ingredient to help create special dishes. The yellow color, and the fresh, unique flavor make it perfect for sorbets and ice cream. Another example is ‘gelo di anguria gialla’, an easy-to-make Sicilian dessert. Just blend watermelon, sugar and cornstarch. Its thirst quenching properties and fresh taste make it perfect at the end of a meal, especially after fish-based dishes. It can also be used for colorful and refreshing summer cocktails.

Did you know that?

Yellow watermelon contains more than 95% water. This makes it even more hydrating and purifying, and helps with water retention. It’s perfect for the summer season because it’s low in fat but rich in minerals like potassium and vitamin C, which also help prevent premature aging. It’s also great for bones and circulation, in addition to being a very effective antibacterial by helping our bodies maintain the right pH level. If you grow them in your own garden, how will you know if they’re ripe? Just look at the part of the fruit that’s touching the ground (which turns yellow when the watermelon is ripe), and at the stem, which will slowly crack and turn yellow as it approaches maturity.

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