Cut cantaloupe into large slices. Remove the flesh from the rind, cutting off any green parts of flesh because it’ll make the ...

So what is it that makes this fruit so expensive? From the Yubari King to the Andes, the Higo green melon, and many more, melons are grown up and down Japan, and they're serious business.

Its light green, soft, and juicy flesh contains seeds that are usually removed before eating. The inodorous variety of melons lacks the musky smell of the reticulatous group. Cantaloupe skin is ...