Let me start by saying that I don't like cantaloupe. It annoys me. It's the cheap filler in fruit cups. So when I passed a bin of locally grown ones at Harvest Moon yesterday I surprised myself by putting one in my cart. Maybe it will taste better?
Nope still cantaloupe. Although fresh and juicy I feel like it wants to taste better, the taste is muted to me. I can't explain it. Josh seems to enjoy it, but I was struggling. Justifying each bite with "it's good for you".
What am I going to do with it?
I cut some up and put it in the freezer with the hopes that I can make a nice smoothie with peaches. Any other ideas?
I loved the rest of my breakfast though. Two slices of bacon, eggs with spinach and mushrooms and half of an onion bagel with unsalted butter.
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I’ve never been able to stomach cantaloupe either! The texture is fine, the juiciness seems like it should be delicious…but it smells weird. And tastes weirder. I stick with watermelon.
But I think you’re right about the smoothie idea…I bet with enough strawberries and yoghurt you’d hardly taste it.
Check out Pam’s recipe for chocolate canteloupe cake. It intrigues me.
http://fromapples2zucchini.blogspot.com/2010/08/chocolate-cantaloupe-cake.html
Maybe you need to sprinkle it with a little salt? (Sea salt if table salt isn’t your thing) I think that makes the flavor really pop. This recipe is a hit most places: http://ezinearticles.com/?Italian-Prosciutto-and-Cantaloupe-Appetizer&id=96935
You might also look up other canteloupe recipes. Perhaps adding a savory will make it more interesting?
Lol! I hate it when I get something thinking, maybe this time I’ll like it? But of course, I never do. I do that with shrimp and Twinkies. I don’t know why I try to force myself to like Twinkies anyway. Hello Brittany, you’re trying to lose weight! ;D
Dried cantaloupe is fantastic…which surprised me. I dry it myself to avoid the huge amounts of sugar that the commercial varieties often have. It’s also very nice wrapped with prosciutto.
I find most melons are either a “love them or hate them” sort of fruit. I am not a big honeydew fan, myself.
Oh my gosh really?! Haha I was just thinking the other day: “Cantaloupe must be only fruit that everyone likes! It’s so delicious!” I figured they must be FULL of calories because they’re so good but it’s only like 300 for a WHOLE cantaloupe. Maybe I can have a day where I just eat 4 of those?!
I like the ‘lope. I usually put salt on it and eat it with cottage cheese.
I officially feel like less of a freak for not liking cantaloupe. My family LOVES it but I’m just not that into it.
You can squeeze some fresh lime juice and add a sprinkle of cayenne pepper or any other kind of dried pepper to slices on cantelope, which really elevates the taste. Super delicious!