The Wonderopolis article below will introduce you to many interesting things about the world of watermelon!
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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant that resembles a vine. The fruit of what we often call a “watermelon” is considered by botanists to be a pepo, a berry with a thick rind and a fleshy middle part.
Berries are all soft small fruits that can be eaten, used as a dessert or as a jam, jelly and preserves (fruit jam with large pieces of meat, unlike jam which is fruit jam. Plants with crushed flesh or chopped).
So, botanically, watermelon is a fruit, and most people consider it to be a fruit because it is very juicy and juicy. However, watermelon is grown in the garden as a vegetable. Some people consider watermelon to be a vegetable because they are grown as root vegetables and are related to cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins (pumpkin).
Watermelon, cucumber, squash, and pumpkin all belong to the cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) family.
According to experts, watermelon was first cultivated in the Kalahari Desert (South Africa). Archaeologists have found ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics which indicate that the first watermelon harvest dates back at least 5,000 years.
When you bite a piece of watermelon, you will immediately know why it is called watermelon in English. Each piece of watermelon contains approximately 92% water and 6% sugar. Since most watermelons are water, its English name is a perfect name in terms of meaning (water means water)!
Although it only has water and a little sugar, watermelon is considered a very healthy snack. The high water content of watermelon keeps you hydrated. Watermelon is also a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene, and lycopene.
Did you know that we can also eat watermelon rind? Right!
Although many people dislike the taste of watermelon rind, it is often cooked as a vegetable in China, which produces more watermelon than any other country in the world. The Chinese stir-fry, stew and even salted watermelon rind.
If you’ve been to Japan before, you might not recognize watermelon when looking for large, round melons. Japanese farmers have developed a way to grow watermelon cubes. In addition to their unique shape, square watermelons are also much easier to organize than the traditional round watermelon.
One of the other famous parts of a watermelon is its seed.
Why are watermelon seeds famous?
They are used hundreds of times a year in watermelon seed extraction contests.
No one knows for sure how these interesting contests started, but they have become a very popular part of county fairs and summer festivals in Western countries.
So how far can someone pick a watermelon seed?
Far enough!
Jason Schaynot of Georgetown, Texas, currently holds the world record for picking watermelon seeds. In 1995, he plucked a watermelon seed up to 2.39 meters – a staggering number!
