You’ve probably heard this called cantaloupe, but cantaloupe is a very specific variety of melon that is pretty rare in the U.S.. Nichols generally lists these as ‘varietal melons’ since they grow and aggregate lots of varieties making it difficult to individually name. With the non-orange melons, I can do an okay job of figuring out what variety they are, but there are so many different varieties of orange muskmelon that I can’t confidently say which each is. I can say though they’re very tasty with notes of spice that resonate with me as coriander and clove —sort of bubble gum-y.
This will likely be the last melon of the season. It was a bit of a slow start for melon this year, but boy did we get our fill.
I’ve mentioned this to a couple members recently, but the pinpointing the exact is difficult. Sometimes the melons seem like they would be the same variety from the outside, but then they’re different colors with different flavors once you cut them open. But whether its actually a different variety, or just different ripeness, or variety within a particular variety; hard to tell.
