Watermelon

Watermelon is a large, thick-rinded melon with green striped skin and juicy red flesh speckled with seeds. Its flavor is mildly sweet and refreshing, with a crisp bite that releases a flood of juice. Use it for fresh wedges, fruit salads, chilled soups, blended beverages, quick pickled rind, or light grilling; sold whole, halved, or pre-cut, including seedless and mini types.\n\nDomesticated in Africa and cultivated along the Nile, watermelon spread through the Mediterranean and Asia before becoming a staple summer crop in the Americas. Growers raise it as a warm-season cucurbit on sprawling vines; modern seedless triploid varieties are common in global markets.