What is the difference between honeydew melon and cantaloupe? Creative ways to eat cantaloupe

Hami melon is a specialty of Hami in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, my country. It has a unique flavor, thick flesh, crisp and refreshing taste, and a relatively high sugar content, up to 21%. Hami melons come in oval, ovoid, long stick, round, etc. What is the difference between honeydew melon and Hami melon? Let's open the following article to learn more.

Contents of this article

1. The difference between honeydew melon and cantaloupe

2. Creative ways to eat cantaloupe

3. What kind of juice is best paired with Hami melon?

Difference Between Honeydew Melon and Hami Melon

Different shapes: Honeydew melons are spherical, oblate or oval, Hami melons are oval, ovate, long stick, round, etc. Different origins: Honeydew melons are mainly produced in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, etc. Hami melons are mainly produced in China.

Honeydew melon is a perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae family. There are varieties such as Hetao Honeydew Melon and Banana Honeydew Melon. Its flesh is crisp, juicy, and extremely sweet, with the strong aroma of fruits such as pear, apple, banana and peach.

Hami melon is a specialty of the Hami region in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of my country. It has a unique flavor, thick flesh, crisp and refreshing taste, and a relatively high sugar content, up to 21%.

There are many varieties of Hami melons, including Huangdanzi, Naxigan, Baozikekouqi, Heimiaomi Jigan, Qingmapi Mi Jigan, and Qingpi winter melon.

Creative Ways to Eat Hami Melon

1. Honeydew melon, Tremella and red dates soup

Ingredients: Hami melon 1500g

Accessories: Tremella, red dates, wolfberry

Tip: Both red dates and cantaloupe are sweet. If you like it sweeter, you can add sugar to taste.

2. Honeydew melon chicken balls

Main ingredients: 300g chicken legs, 300g cantaloupe

Accessories: oil, salt, starch, chicken powder, sugar, white vinegar, tomato sauce, chopped green onion

Tip: After adding the cantaloupe balls, stir-fry quickly over high heat.

3. Crispy Fried Hami Melon

Ingredients: 300g cantaloupe, 1 green pepper

Accessories: 10 teaspoons of vegetable oil, 3g salt, 2g first-grade soy sauce, 1g chicken essence

Tip: Use cantaloupe with thick skin, that is, cantaloupe that is not too ripe.

If you like meat, add the meat slices and stir-fry together. Do not stir-fry this dish for a long time.

What juice is best with cantaloupe?

Watermelon is fine, but it will reduce the sweetness; apple plus cantaloupe, apple and cantaloupe are split in half, the taste is very fragrant; cantaloupe plus orange juice, cantaloupe slices are squeezed, mixed with orange juice, and split in half.

1. Hami melon as base

When choosing fruits to juice with Hami melon, you should first understand the basic knowledge of Hami melon juicing. Fruits such as Hami melon, watermelon, and various melons do not have a strong taste in themselves, and they mainly bring a delicious sweetness to the juice.

2. Choose the right fruit

Therefore, it is not incongruous to squeeze cantaloupe and other fruits together to make juice. As long as the food and cantaloupe do not conflict with each other, you can only consider the taste.

3. Pair with suitable fruits

If you want a stronger flavor, you can add mango, papaya, pineapple and other fruits. The juice squeezed out by mixing with cantaloupe will be more like a smoothie, which has a special taste. It is not recommended to use apples, pears and bananas as the main ingredients because they are easy to oxidize and the color is not good.

4. No need to add water when juicing

Hami melon itself is a fruit with a relatively high water yield, so when you use Hami melon with other ingredients to make juice, you don't need to add water. Remember that Hami melon has a high sugar content, so people with high blood sugar should be careful when eating it.