Watermelon is loaded with 91%* naturally sweet water. This is why the heavier a watermelon is, the more it contains, and therefore, the sweeter it is. So make sure to choose the watermelon according to this criterion: its weight! However, sometimes the watermelon is not sweet enough, at least, as we would like. To still enjoy this fruit, all you need is one thing: add a pinch of salt.
Salt, the ingredient that “sweetens” watermelon
Salt does not sweeten watermelon per se. However, adding a pinch of salt to pieces of cut watermelon enhances the sweet notes particularly well. All this without adding the slightest salty taste to the fruit! If added in small quantities, salt on watermelon contrasts the flavors and allows you to better feel the sweetness. As for the salty notes, between the strong presence of water contained in watermelon and the sweetness that predominates, you will not feel anything.
Watermelon not sweet enough? Place it in the fridge
If you weren’t planning on eating the watermelon right away but when you taste it, you notice that it lacks sugar, put it in the fridge. Cut it into slices, cover them with cellophane paper for storage and place them in the refrigerator. The next day, the watermelon should have gained in flavor. When it’s very cold, you will better perceive the taste of the flesh of the watermelon. The reason? In the refrigerator, the chances of the sugary water contained in the watermelon evaporating are reduced. It is therefore kept in the fruit, which better concentrates its aromas and increases the sensations once in the mouth. In short, just as drinking cold water is more pleasant, eating a watermelon loaded with cold water will be tastier.
*Ciqual
