Watermelon Done Right: De-Seed Like a Pro

Step 5: Continue To Remove The Rind

Continue around the melon, removing the rind slice-by-slice. Each slice should be about two-to-three inches wide, removing all the white rind, but leaving as much sweet, red flesh as possible. Remember, NONE of the white rind is sweet - it is quite bitter.

Comments

[mcgtr]

watermelon rind makes GREAT pickles! my grandmother made 'em . one of my favorite childhood memories.

[MiltReynolds]

Yes! I tried them recently. I used a sweet vinegar recipe given to me by a friend and they turned out delicious! Throw away the rind? Nevermore, say I! Thanks for your comment.

[off_the_grid]

reminds me of peeling a mango, never thought to use this technique on a watermelon, stuck in the old ways, like those monkeys, the stairs, the banana and water hose

[MiltReynolds]

OK, I've got to know more. This sounds like the start of joke? An old story? What's monkeys, stairs, banana, and a water hose got to do with watermelon?

[off_the_grid]

Not so much with the watermelon, but, the way most of us cut into one, the same old way...because, that's the way it's always been done." The monkey joke exceeds the parameters of slicing/cutting watermelons, it's just a parable on why we do things sometimes without knowing why we do things, and as time goes by with no explanation of why something is the way it is, speculation and guessing comes up, followed by myths and legends and people adding things. People just do things out of conditioning, and to stop doing certain things feels alien-like and uncomfortable unless there is a plausible, concrete explanation, and even then, people are hesitant to change their behavior based on conditioning that has become almost hereditary. In this case, old chimp leaves, new chimp arrives, new chimp gets beat up for no actual explanation why other than this is how it has always been. link to easy to read joke: http://soc.orrick.us/2010/08/five-monkeys/

[MiltReynolds]

Whoa! Good story! Thanks so much for the feedback and link. I found that blog to be something I enjoy reading, so I immediately subscribed the RSS feed. Thank you! Tradition, security, fear, laziness...they all contribute to the stifling, closed-minded, ultra-cautious, ultra-conservative habit of "that's they way we've always done it". Now I see your point. Good comment. Makes me think...in a good way.

[Shiftlock]

I think you have your taste buds confused. The white rind isn't bitter at all, it's sour!

[MiltReynolds]

Hmmm. Now you've got me wondering. A sour taste would fit with pickling, also. I'll have to try a bit next time and pay more attention to what it tastes like. Thanks for the comment! My wife brought one home tonight, and tomorrow's my day off, so looks like I might be in luck!