ickplant@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-23年前YSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermeloni.postimg.ccimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up12.35Kfile-textcross-posted to: randomcrosspost@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up12.35KimageYSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermeloni.postimg.ccickplant@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-23年前message-square157fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: randomcrosspost@sh.itjust.works
minus-square𝕭𝖚𝖑𝖚 𝕺𝖓𝖙𝖆@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·3年前The ugly ones usually taste better, just check that the ugliness isn’t caused by molds
minus-squareSquiglet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3年前in general I find this to be true with most fruits, the uglier the better. Those pretty shiny apples are shit.
minus-squareFightMilk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3年前Ugliness is correlated with age, and ripeness is correlated with age, so ugliness and ripeness would at the very least be spuriously correlated.
minus-squareelxeno@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-23年前The ones with worms are sweeter cause worms can choose better than humans.
minus-squareSuperSleuth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3年前Oddly, I can tell exactly how an apple will taste just by touching it. Shiny smooth apples are usually soft/mushy and have no taste. You want a rough texture with a little grip.
The ugly ones usually taste better, just check that the ugliness isn’t caused by molds
in general I find this to be true with most fruits, the uglier the better. Those pretty shiny apples are shit.
Ugliness is correlated with age, and ripeness is correlated with age, so ugliness and ripeness would at the very least be spuriously correlated.
The ones with worms are sweeter cause worms can choose better than humans.
Yep. Extra protein too
Oddly, I can tell exactly how an apple will taste just by touching it. Shiny smooth apples are usually soft/mushy and have no taste. You want a rough texture with a little grip.