We are eating watermelon in a wrong way!

@gabbana (1815)
China
July 19, 2008 6:33am CST
I guess few people know that the most nutrious part of a watermelon is its peel! I once learn it from a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. According the Chinese Traditional Medicine theroy, its peel has the function of removing hot /fire in our body, adjust our metablism.
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8 responses
• United States
24 Jul 08
Wow I have never heard of this before! I can't really see eating the peel of a watermelon, I don't even like the taste of the light green/white part, I can't even imagine the peel. I usually eat up until the white part. The red and pink parts are delicious!!! Sometimes you can get stuck with a not so good watermelon, but usually they are amazing! I have found too that ones with seeds are usually much more flavorful than ones with out. I just hate the inconvienence of picking out the seeds as I am not one to spit them out. Speaking of spitting has anyone ever had a watermelon spitting contest?
@gabbana (1815)
• China
25 Jul 08
yeah, i hate the seeds too, if only watermelons were seedless! cut the white part into slices and pickle them with little, salt or other ingredient as you like, and then put it into icebox. have a try, it's quite appetizing ! in hot summer .
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@Refugee (85)
7 Aug 08
is it really?ok,the next time i see you(this saturday),please eat peel and i eat the place we often eat.of course,watermelon should be bought by you
@gabbana (1815)
• China
8 Aug 08
yeah, pickle the peel. if you offer a watermelon, ok, i will do it. :)
8 Aug 08
didn't you see what i write?the last sentense
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
we do have seedless watermelon
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
wow.tell me more i love watermelon how do you use it to relieve fever in the body
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Aug 08
Oh, I think I am also eating the watermelon in a wrong way:) I think few people will eat the watermelon's peel. But I think eating the flesh watermelon is already good enough to remove the hot/fire from out boby:) I love China
@gabbana (1815)
• China
7 Aug 08
yeah, most people do. maybe you can try to pickle the peel and it tastes cool esp. in hot summer.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Aug 08
hi gabbana I love watermelon and just eat all the red and pink parts but my mom used to make pickles from the rinds, watermelon pickles and they were delicious , Noe I find out they were also nutritious. That is so good 'to know.Most fruits are so good for us.
@gabbana (1815)
• China
7 Aug 08
gee! 10743, the first thing come into my sight! how did you manage this? you must spent much time here. and what's more, you seem to eat the watermelon in a most efficient way. :)
@spoiled311 (5500)
• Philippines
19 Jul 08
hi gabbana! oh really? well, no thanks because for one, i don't like the taste, yeah i eat watermelon up to a part the white part, but not the peel. but my family leaves a part of the red part because they say that the insecticides reach the fruit. oh i dunno, i can't really believe that because watermelon skin is thick. but at least, i won't eat the skin! lol good day and God bless you!
@nupats (3564)
• India
19 Jul 08
oh God you mean to say that we should eat the peel for nutrition...i would rather not eat watermelon...the peels we normally give to the cows they eat it..