How to choose Yalda night watermelon?

_{The first version of this article was written by Azadeh Yousefnejad.}

Yalda night or Cheleh night is one of the ancie Iranian customs and celebrations, with red fruits and foods such as watermelon, the charm of this beautiful night is doubled. Watermelon is very popular and popular due to having all kinds of vitamins, ai-inflammatory properties, cancer preveion, helping to improve and heal the skin, etc. But choosing a quality watermelon on Yalda night is not an easy task. To buy a sweet and juicy watermelon, you should pay atteion to pois such as lines on the skin, spots, firmness, sound, weight, and even the gender of the watermelon. In this article, you can get to know the ways to buy watermelon on Yalda night; So be with us.

How to choose Yalda night watermelon:

Ideification of watermelon with the help of stains

The more yellow or orange the spots on the watermelon, the sweeter the watermelon. On the other hand, the brighter the color of these spots, the tasteless and unripe watermelon you will have.

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Ideification of watermelons with the help of lines

One of the ways to choose Yalda night watermelon is to pay atteion to the lines on the surface of the watermelon skin. Usually, good and tasty watermelons have clear and distinct lines that extend from the beginning to the end of the watermelon. The green lines of these watermelons are light green and the lines between the green lines include white and light green colors. In corast, low-quality watermelons have bold green lines that are usually irregular.

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Ideification of watermelon with the help of firmness

Usually, the skin of a watermelon that is overripe easily falls inside with hand pressure. This watermelon will definitely not taste good and you should stop buying it. A good quality watermelon should have a thick skin; But the thickness of the skin should not be such that you confuse a ripe watermelon with an unripe watermelon; Because usually an unripe watermelon has a thick skin.

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Ideifying watermelon with the help of Turks

Usually, the deeper and more the cracks on the watermelon are, the sweeter the watermelon is, and the shallower, shorter and smaller the cracks are, the tasteless and unripe the watermelon is.

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Ideification of watermelon by weight

The weight of the watermelon can indicate whether it is good or bad. A watermelon that weighs more will usually be better; Because the high weight indicates the full growth of the watermelon and its juiciness. Of course, note that the ratio of weight to the size of a watermelon should look normal; Because usually watermelons grown with the help of various poisons and pesticides will have a large size and weight. Always choose the one that weighs more among watermelons of the same size.

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Ideification of watermelon by gender

Female watermelons have a rounder shape and a sweeter taste; But male watermelons usually have a more elongated shape and look more watery than female watermelons.

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Recognition of watermelons with the help of sound

Ideifying a good watermelon with the help of sound is an efficie method that usually the elders are professionals in this field. Ripe watermelon has a thin skin; So when you tap it, you feel a slight vibration inside it. If you tap an unripe watermelon, you will hear a sound like hitting a hard object.

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Ideification of watermelon by stem

If the stem of the watermelon is dry, the watermelon is ripe and sweeter, and if the stem is green, the watermelon will probably be unripe and tasteless.

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With all these eight simple and practical methods, you can have a better diagnosis in choosing a quality and suitable watermelon for you and your loved ones. Kojaro wishes you a good Yalda night.

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