{"id":1800,"date":"2015-02-12T11:32:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T11:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2017-06-12T11:32:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T11:32:46","slug":"second-slice-salt-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/second-slice-salt-watermelon\/","title":{"rendered":"SECOND SLICE: DO YOU SALT YOUR WATERMELON?SECOND SLICE: DO YOU SALT YOUR WATERMELON?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-5270\" class=\"post\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><em><strong>This is a popular debate in watermelon circles, so I\u2019ve decided to repost this entry from 2011. Sound off with your thoughts on the issue with a comment, and cast your vote in the poll in the right hand sidebar!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nI\u2019ve mentioned in the past that I love salt, but not on watermelon. My statement has since stirred some healthy debate among my friends about the benefits of putting salt on watermelon. That debate has inspired this month\u2019s poll question \u2013 Do you salt your watermelon? \u2013 which you can answer on the right. Feel free to add your two cents with a comment below, also.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pic1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pic1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pic1.jpg 317w\" alt=\"pic\" width=\"317\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My position is this: I know some people swear by it, but I just don\u2019t do it. I totally get the \u201csalty and sweet\u201d thing (no one is a bigger fan of chocolate-covered pretzels than I am), but to me, putting salt on watermelon is like putting ketchup on scrambled eggs. Both are great things, just not together.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, I did some research about the practice, and I found claims that salting watermelon actually makes it sweeter. Apparently, the salt \u201copens up\u201d the taste buds or has some sort of positive effect on the tongue, which enhances the sweetness of the watermelon. Armed with scientific evidence of the benefits of salting watermelon, I\u2019m definitely curious enough that I\u2019ll add a dash of salt to my next wedge. I can\u2019t promise that I\u2019ll like, but I\u2019ll try it!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UP NEXT: YOU WON\u2019T BE ABLE TO RESIST THIS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a popular debate in watermelon circles, so I\u2019ve decided to repost this entry from 2011. Sound off with your thoughts on the issue with a comment, and cast your vote in the poll in the right hand sidebar! I\u2019ve mentioned in the past that I love salt, but not on watermelon. 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