Imagine biting into an apple and discovering the inside is blue. Or cutting into an orange and seeing a nice shade of green. It might freak you out a little bit, right? Maybe make you think twice about eating it?
That’s what the Yellow Flesh watermelon is like. The normally pinkish-red flesh we’re used to seeing in watermelon is, well, yellow. But it shouldn’t freak you out because it’s supposed to be that way. And you should definitely eat it because it’s delicious.
The Yellow Flesh – also known as the Yellow Crimson, and the almost identical twin of the red-fleshed Crimson Sweet – is described by some as having a sweeter, almost honey-like taste than regular watermelons. I’ve never had a yellow flesh watermelon, but based on that description, I’m now dying to try one.
Related to the Yellow Flesh is the Desert King Yellow watermelon (with a yellowish, light green exterior and prized for being able to grow in dry conditions), the Yellow Flesh Black Diamond watermelon, the Tastigold watermelon and a few other similar varieties. You can read more about the yellow fleshed family here.
What’s funny is, from the outside, the Yellow Flesh looks just like any other watermelon. It might actually make for a nice little prank, substituting your mother or cousin’s traditional watermelon with one of these varieties and then enjoying the show while they cut into it for the first time. Okay, maybe it’s not that funny, but I’d get a chuckle out of it.
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Dr. Penny Perkins-Veazie
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A co-worker inadvertently picked up a container thinking it was cut up pineapple; when they got to the office and read the label to their surprise the label read watermelon. Most of the office couldn’t believe it was watermelon. Being adventurous I tasted it and it was delicious ………just like a red fleshed watermelon. It was purchased at Brooklyn Fare in downtown Brooklyn, NY.
is it or the seed genetics altered to make it yellow or is it that way by nature? Curious.
I have tasted the yellow flesh watermelon. I bought one at an Asian supermarket thinking it was the red fleshed one XD… As soon as you try to cut through, the watermelon itself opens up. It has a sweeter taste and lighter texture. Delicious!
I just cut open a watermellow ,thinking it would be red and I was surprised when I saw this yellow watermellow. I had to call my daughter-in-law and ask about it and she also had not seen one, of heard of one , she said she would go online and look into it. I thought when I open it , it was a bad watermellow , but it smelled so good and tasted better than the red varity.
I WORK AT AN EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS WHERE WE GOT A YELLOW MELON THE OTHER DAY… IT WAS GREAT! WE USE PINEAPPLE CUT OUT LIKE DAISYS IN OUR ARRANGEMENTS, SO I CUT A FEW YELLOW MELON DAISYS AND TOLD MY COWORKERS TO TRY THIS PINEAPPLE…THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES WAS GREAT WHEN THEY TASTED WATER MELON…..YAAAAA FRUIT
We were little taken aback to see a yellow colour inside. We googled and found picures of yellow ones…
My farmers market here in Maine offers these yellow “yellow-crimson” fleshed watermellons. They are light, delicious and go really fast. This farm puts out samples to taste and explains the varieties of this and other,not so well known mellons. If you are ever in Belfast,Maine in growing season, check out the Friday market.
I remember eating one when I was around 6 or 7yrs old. I remember biting into to it and the explosion of sweetness that occurred in my mouth. I’m now 23 and I have yet to have seen another yellow flesh watermelon…
I went to Walmart yesterday and I brought a watermellan home. I just cut it open and its YELLOW! I googled and found this info. I tasted it! wow, it is sooo good! My first thought when I saw this was throw it out or send Walmart an email that I want my money back so glad I did a bit of research first!
I just cut a watermelon that i bought from our regular Fruit Vendor (And he didn’t say anything special about it!
)……. And guess what!
It was fluorescent YELLOW!!!!
The first thought that came into my mind was “Either the plant was deceased or it’s colour was modified!!”, then I looked it up, and well, ended up on this article!
WOW! Its amazing, and tastes amazing too!
Thanx for the info!!! xD
My husband got some fruits and vegetables from a farmers market give away at a local church, when he came home with a watermelon I was excited because it was hot that day and a watermelon would be a perfect treat. when I cut the watermelon, my initial reaction was that the church was giving away bad food, I told my husband he should take everything back and let them know that the food they were giving to people was no good, then I thought maybe it was an exotic melon that I’ve never had before until I investigated and found out that yellow flesh watermelons really do exist and they’re absolutely delicious
[...] I didn’t. But it does! And it tastes pretty much the same as regular watermelon. Here is a website with additional information. The authors are highly enthusiastic about the yellow variety. Two things that are particularly [...]
We were given a watermelon last week. My husband just cut it open today and was floored that the flesh was yellow. I searched on the internet and found this article. He was delighted that it tastes so good. We are going to save the seeds and plant some next spring.
one time my friend bought a pineapple, took it home to his wife and handed it to her and the look on her face was huge. ” this is a watermelon,” She said. He said it was a pineapple and told her to cut it open and she did and it was yellow and she agreed that it was a pineapple.
I recently moved to Bangkok, and absolutely love picking up a variety of fruits at the local street stands (whole bags of fresh-cut fruit for less than a $1?? OKAY!). Suddenly this month, I’ve started seeing these yellow watermelons, and finally picked one up. I’m hooked!! Just as others have said, it’s much sweeter and lighter than the normal variety. If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend finding one soon!
I have had the chance to go to a pick your wn watermelon farn and i asked the difference between the darker green melons and the lighter green melons…. to my suprise i learned the lighter green is the yellow inside melons… so i got one and ever since i have favored the yellow fleshed ones
For the very first time today I saw one! Driving past a roadside fruit stand in Jamaica I did a double-take but of course my “driver” (actually the boyfriend who does not eat fruit unless is washed,prepped and explained)looked at my excited face and kept driving. Hopefully I’ll get another chance soon…
I saw it in the supermarket. I thought yellow watermelon its gotta be horrible…. Well, I thought I would try it. It was so good. that was two years maybe and I’ve never been able to find it in any stores.
My father had prepared this on the dinner table, and as I entered I asked him why there was a bowl of sliced pineapples. He glared at me, and then I ate one.
10/10
It’s so funny to stumble upon this article and reading how everybody here has not tried yellow watermelon before. I live in South East Asia and I guess here it’s the norm to see and eat both red and yellow watermelon, it’s surprising though how in western countries, yellow watermelon is a rarity and not alot of people know about it.
I tasted these before and it’s really delicious! However, I’m wondering where do these yellow watermelons grow? I was told it’s from Thailand.