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This is the most bizarre watermelon I've ever seen. Is there some funky sort of watermelon I'm not aware of? It was supposed to be part of the kids' lunch. But, I'm not serving mutant melon to the kids.
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I've heard that the weird weather patterns that EVERYONE has been experiencing lately has effected the growth rates/patterns of fruits and veggies.
I wonder if the insides of that watermelon is maybe showing the growth rates etc and what may or may not have occurred environmentally while it was still on the vine...kwim?
My food program rep gave me a magnet for my fridge a while back that says "When in doubt, toss it out" and I can't help but hear that phrase all the time when I am in "doubt" about something. :
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If I were you, I'd bag it up and return it to the store and just say you are uncomfortable using it and ask for a refund. -
that's COOL!
I can't imagine why it wouldn't be safe to eat....sometimes these things happen. Would you not serve a double-yolk egg? or one of the strawberries that's clearly two berries grown together?
Does it taste okay? Smell okay? Then eat it!Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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That saying is a staple in our home-I've heard that the weird weather patterns that EVERYONE has been experiencing lately has effected the growth rates/patterns of fruits and veggies.
I wonder if the insides of that watermelon is maybe showing the growth rates etc and what may or may not have occurred environmentally while it was still on the vine...kwim?
My food program rep gave me a magnet for my fridge a while back that says "When in doubt, toss it out" and I can't help but hear that phrase all the time when I am in "doubt" about something. ::
If I were you, I'd bag it up and return it to the store and just say you are uncomfortable using it and ask for a refund.
If we are not sure about it toss it ..rather then someone getting sickComment
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I would pitch it too. It is very cool looking and it made me curious. I googled and found this:
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Very Interesting!!. I agree "If in doubt toss it out"Comment
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So weird looking! I could not eat it either!
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It's very pretty. I probably wouldn't use it either! I never take a chance with food.
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God's paintbrush. Beautiful.I see little people.Comment
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Looks like a Sorbet Swirl (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus) hybrid? SS is supposed to be yellow, but they do have the swirl pattern If you cross a tetraploid watermelon with a diploid watermelon, you get a triploid watermelon, which is sterile and therefore doesn’t have any seeds. Cool, right?
That is why the seeds are white.
Why are some grapes huge?: As humans, we are diploids, meaning we have two copies of each of our chromosomes. Normal, naturally occurring grapes are also diploid. If diploid grapes are bred in culture, the addition of ********** (a chemical that affects the way that chromosomes segregate during meiosis) can cause both copies of the chromosomes to segregate into one gamete. Two gametes, each with two copies of the chromosomes can then produce a tetraploid zygote. So bottom line, the grapes that you buy in the supermarket are sometimes bred to have four copies of each chromosome instead of two. The extra DNA makes them much bigger than natural diploid grapes.
huge (probably tetraploid) grapes, normal-sized (probably diploid) grapes
Where do seedless watermelons come from?: Tetraploid watermelons can be made just like tetraploid grapes (see above description about the huge grapes).
Would I eat it? Absolutely!I see little people.Comment
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I don't know why, but this post really intrigues me! Thanks for all that information, childminder! I probably would eat it too!
Anyway, for those interested, here's a neat link I found with all sorts of watermelon types:
I found this densuke watermelon the most amazing because it costs thousands of dollars
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