Summer watermelon on the market, some watermelon looks very little bright, but in fact it is not sweet. How can you buy a watermelon that is fragrant and sweet? It is a trick to choose a watermelon. You must master it, otherwise it is easy to be fooled by watermelon farmers.
To 'look', the normal watermelon should be round or oval with smooth surface, while the watermelon with hormone is easy to appear abnormal fruit, especially rough surface, due to uneven absorption of hormone sprayed.
To 'listen': pat the watermelon with your hand, the sound of the normal ripe watermelon is clear and crisp, while the sound of the watermelon after ripening is dull and dead.
It's best to 'taste'. Normal ripe watermelon tastes good. Some of the ripening watermelons are sour in the mouth; the other part is too sweet and greasy due to the injection of sodium cyclamate.
Because there is a layer of wax in watermelon epidermis, pesticides are often soaked and remain in the wax, and this layer of wax just forms a good protective layer, once cut, the residual pesticides are likely to be contaminated in the flesh. When we buy watermelon, try not to cut, don't buy crack melon, before eating, we must thoroughly clean the outer skin of the melon, it is best to soak for a period of time before eating.
Master the above tricks, you will become a good choice of watermelon, be sure to pick out the watermelon sweet and sand.