The man decided to buy a watermelon weighing 130 kg, but when he cut it, he was very surprised

How to choose the right watermelon?

To get started, just try to tap on the berry. If the watermelon is ripe, the sound will be sonorous, but for an overripe berry it will be deaf. Perhaps such a watermelon was picked unripe, or it began to dry out inside. This advice is familiar to almost everyone. It is enough to knock on a few watermelons like this and you will begin to understand the difference. It is strange that the man from our story did not think to knock on this huge delicacy.

If we talk about the skin, then in a juicy watermelon it should be dense and dark greenish in color. You can hardly sell such skin with a fingernail. If you come across a watermelon that is not the first freshness, then you can leave scratches on the skin.

A good watermelon should have a whole peel. There should be no punctures, scratches, or strange spots that could indicate rot.

If you are going to buy a cut watermelon, it is better not to stare at it. With a knife, microbes could be brought into it, because of which the watermelon would definitely begin to deteriorate. The same can be said about a cut watermelon that has stood for half a day under the sun. In addition, you never know what kind of knife the seller used. There were cases when people became infected with E. coli in this way.

Many are mistaken in thinking that watermelons with yellow spots are not worth taking. In fact, the brighter it is, the better. The spot indicates that the berry had enough sun to fully ripen. In unripe watermelons, the spot is usually very pale. Such a delicacy will have pulp without a pronounced watermelon taste.