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Cantaloupe is a disgrace to all fruit-kind. amirite?
by Illustrious_Time18851 day ago
sounds like you have never had a good cantaloupe.
by Anonymous1 day ago
Seriously, cantaloupe is divine. Honeydew on the other hand...
by Anonymous1 day ago
sounds like you have never had a good honeydew.
by Cute-Salamander1 day ago
I agree. For a long time I didn't like honeydew. Then, one day, I had good honeydew for the first time.
by Anonymous1 day ago
Honeydew is Devine. Watermelon on the other hand...
by Anonymous1 day ago
sounds like you never had a good watermelon.
by LumpyPaint49591 day ago
sounds like you have never had a good watermelon.
by Cute-Salamander1 day ago
I'm on this team. Watermelon is worst melon.
by EmergencyAwkward78541 day ago
Depends. Watermelon is super hit or miss. A good watermelon is absolutely incredible. A bad watermelon just gets tossed.
by Anonymous1 day ago
You've gotta knock on it and listen for that more "floor tom" sound Source: I worked at Whole Foods.
by EmergencyAwkward78541 day ago
Ooooh like watermelon salad? ;)
by BarberNo1 day ago
Watermelon is amazing here in thailand
by Anonymous1 day ago
Well now you've convinced me to make the trip just so I can be the American asshole back home that's like "I only eat Thai watermelon, what we have here is terrible."
by EmergencyAwkward78541 day ago
Costa Rica also had good watermelon. But you can find delicious melons at home. My grandmas and mom had amazing watermelon.
by Mellie691 day ago
It was great in China as well!
by Anonymous1 day ago
I've had a lot of honeydews. They're always too wet, and taste strange.
by Chemical-Idea-37951 day ago
I, typically not a honeydew fan, got a fresh fruit plate for breakfast at a hotel in Greece a few weeks ago. There was a large honeydew slice. I was not excited for it but all the fruit was so nice I said hey let's give it a try. If I could get honeydew like that at home it would be competing for my favorite fruit. Unlike any honeydew I'd ever tasted. Texturally and flavor wise just absolutely incredible. Sent down by the Greek Gods themselves. An absolutely divine experience
by buckridgealexza1 day ago
Same. Yet I had a honeydew-type melon at a breakfast buffet in Guangzhou, China in 2002 that I still fantasize about.
by edmund771 day ago
OMG! a good Cantaloupe on a summer afternoon is better than sex.
by Oscar741 day ago
Sounds like you've never had good sex
by Rodrigueznella1 day ago
I'd rather eat than have sex with 99% of people out there.
by gottliebqueen1 day ago
Sounds like you haven't have sex with 99% of the people out there
by Anonymous1 day ago
Yes, but sex with that 1%...
by Chemical-Idea-37951 day ago
I'd get too tired after about .000000001%
by Former_Atmosphere1 day ago
Why do I suspect 99% of the people out there agree?
by Rodrigueznella1 day ago
Bojack concurs
by Anonymous1 day ago
Honeydew on the other hand... Is divine as well.
by Repulsive_Cause1 day ago
Fully agree
by Chemical-Idea-37951 day ago
In this case they sound very right though. Cantaloupe isn't yellow, and it is objectively not citrus, the OP's description sounds like they're eating terrible food and just need to go to . . . a grocery store . . .
by Anonymous1 day ago
You're right. I haven't.
by Illustrious_Time18851 day ago
I'll ask you the same question I asked the last person who told me this: have you ever had cantaloupe not in a fruit salad you got in a breakfast plate or hotel buffet?
by ariannagutkowsk1 day ago
I have, and my dislike of cantaloupe was unchanged.
by Anonymous1 day ago
because you can't. because it's not a thing.
by Anonymous1 day ago
no such thing as a "good" cantaloupe, mate.
by ebbagreen1 day ago
A good piece of Cantelope wrapped in prosciutto with a glug of good olive will change your life.
by Unlikely_Slip_53131 day ago
More likely he just got done watching Green Eggs and Ham (2019).
by Beginning-Bar31811 day ago
With just a couple shakes of black pepper on it. My great grandmother used to do it, and I can't explain why it works, just that it does.
by Weak-Middle23 hours ago
Not necessarily. For me, it's that "melon" flavor that tastes particularly hideous. I don't like cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew, etc. despite my family having a huge garden where I could get those things sun-ripened and fresh off the vine. There's just something about that melon taste that absolutely revolts me, kinda like those people that can't stand the taste of cilantro.
by jordy8523 hours ago
Hami melon is the best of all worlds for me. It has some of the same sweetness of cantaloupe, with a slightly floral aroma and very crisp texture more like an asian pear.
by Mellie6923 hours ago
This guy needs to eat a Rocky Ford cantaloupe ASAP
by Anonymous23 hours ago
But really hard to find actually ripe ones, I love them
by Anonymous23 hours ago
Cantaloupes are only good if you dump a ton of tajin or salt on it And they have a very terrible aftertaste that stays in your mouth for like 30 minutes "If you find the right cantaloupe it will taste exactly like watermelon" hell nah everytime i got forced to eat cantaloupe as a kid they always tasted gross af I ain't even picky i love every eating fruit and vegtable except cantaloupe Atleast Honeydew tastes good cantaloupes are nasty af
by Anonymous23 hours ago
Where are y'all buying these fruits man, the only fruit I've ever tasted that was consistently bad is apples
by Anonymous22 hours ago
I think you mean fresh. Chop a cantaloupe in half, spoon the seeds into the trash and enjoy. Bring a towel.
by Anonymous22 hours ago
I'm with OP. There's no such thing as good cantaloupe
by Schroederfoster22 hours ago
Most fruits are hit and miss. Cantaloupe definitely has one of the highest miss rates of all. I have had one cantaloupe—just one, and if memory serves it was picked from the garden that day—that I will never forget. Every part of it was perfect. I dream about replicating that experience. It was transcendent. But I have had innumerable cantaloupe that were more or less as OP described. I'm fairly sure all of the ones in-between, as in, good but nothing to write home about, I at least cut up myself—not in some fruit salad or fruit cup or salad bar etc.
by According_Range_953422 hours ago
It's hit OR miss. Hit AND miss makes no sense. You don't take a shot and "hit and miss". You hit... or you miss.
by luettgenrocky22 hours ago
Bro Can't Elope 🤦🏽♂️
by johnniejohns21 hours ago
Actually my favorite fruit. At least when it's fresh.
by Pleasant_Time21 hours ago
You need to get one from a farmers market or roadside place. Ask whoever is selling them for one that is a little bit too ripe and leave it in the refrigerator overnight before you cut it up. I've literally never tasted a good cantaloupe from a store or fruit salad or even in a restaurant. They are only good when extremely ripe and coming out of the refrigerator. At which point they are amazing.
by Anonymous21 hours ago
Love me some cantaloupe
by Anonymous21 hours ago
I mean, honeydew is right there.
by Jennyfertrantow21 hours ago
Honeydew is a lot better than cantaloupe, but it's still a poor man's watermelon.
by Anonymous21 hours ago
You're not doing it right.
by Anonymous20 hours ago
Is this....actually an unpopular opinion. Cantaloupes are one of the most under talked about fruits I feel and whenever I see them being brought up people seem to have mixed feelings about them xD
by Educational-List27820 hours ago
Yeah, today I'm learning there's a lot of wrong-ass melon-haters out there! 🤣
by Sad_Drop_322920 hours ago
I'll say it does have a relatively small window but when it hits…dayum!!
by Astrid5319 hours ago
Cantaloupe is gross, even the ones my family swears are delicious. Was made to eat it growing up, haven't had any in 26 years and plan to keep it that way.
by kayjacobs19 hours ago
Sounds like someone who has only ever eaten overripe cantaloupe
by Anonymous19 hours ago
I like a properly ripened cantaloupe with a sprinkle of freshly cracked pepper!
by Weekly_Definition19 hours ago
Get out. Jk is it any good?
by Anonymous18 hours ago
Yes, try it!
by Weekly_Definition18 hours ago
Cracked pepper?? So sweet and…uh I guess tangy wouldn't be the word…. How did you come up with this?
by Anonymous18 hours ago
My grandpa showed me
by Weekly_Definition17 hours ago
I like cantaloupe wrapped in prosciutto . Good cantaloupe is not soggy
by rickyzieme17 hours ago
I don't think it's really that unpopular. What would be unpopular is if you made the claim against watermelon. Then we'd have to fight lol
by Anonymous17 hours ago
Tasteless? Of all the ways to describe cantaloupe you went with tasteless?
by blanche5617 hours ago
Honeydew is far worse
by EvidenceStock17 hours ago
I'm going to guess that you've never grown any kind of food let alone fruit.
by Possible-Cycle-767316 hours ago
Cantaloupe is only tasteless when it's underripe. Unfortunately, most stores only sell it that way because it's harvested too early for shipping. Buy it at a farmer's market of grow your own.
by rennerfreida16 hours ago
I second this. The absolute best canteloupe I've ever had were home grown. You don't pick them. You check them each day and when it detaches itself from the vine, it's ready to eat. Sweet, juicy, tender and perfect. The second best canteloupe was from a farmer's market.
by emeraldkeebler16 hours ago
Banana ruins fruit salad way more than cantaloupe does
by Myrl9616 hours ago
You're eating crappy cantaloupe. Yes, bad cantaloupe is just filling and watery. Good cantaloupe is sweet especially towards the center where the seeds are, and has a great taste. Same for honeydew melon. For me, watermelon is far worse. Often flavorless, just watery, and even when its good the flavor isn't nearly as pleasing as other melons. Meanwhile you've got a metric ton of seeds to contend with which ruins the whole thing. Its beyond a doubt the worst melon and probably the worst fruit.
by AdventurousSnow15 hours ago
Just swallow the watermelon seeds like an adult! I promise one won't start growing in your stomach.
by Anonymous15 hours ago
GET OUT OF HERE! Watermelon is god tier. So so good.
by Anonymous15 hours ago
I actually agree with this, definitely had more tasteless watermelons than tasteless cantaloupes
by Jazmin1915 hours ago
I liked watermelon until I was about eight years old. That summer, I swear that is all my family fed me to snack on to the point I felt like they were shoving it down my throat at every possible turn. I got so sick of it that I have not liked it since, and I am now forty years old.
by Maybell9014 hours ago
Hard agree, every other melon is superior to watermelon
by Sad_Drop_322914 hours ago
It's so stinky for being water. I can't stand watermelon.
by Anonymous14 hours ago
I COMPLETELY AGREE
by Kennith5514 hours ago
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WERE YELLING ABOUT!
by Anonymous14 hours ago
HATING CANTALOUPE
by Kennith5513 hours ago
You need to find some better cantaloupe my guy. A decent cantaloupe has a sweet taste and is soft and smooth in texture. If unripe, it's hard and doesn't taste great. Maybe try buying a whole ripe one instead of the fruit salad cups which are terrible no matter what fruit you eat.
by Able-Voice13 hours ago
Cantaloupe smells terrible
by SignificantArea13 hours ago
Worst tasting/smelling fruit of all time!
by jcrist13 hours ago
I became allergic to cantaloupe somewhere along the way, and I really want to believe that this is true. Unfortunately, my recollection is that they are fairly delicious. Perhaps that memory will sour with time…
by Repulsive-Zebra97812 hours ago
A little dramatic, i suppose... but of all the melons, cantaloupe is the most mid.
by Anonymous12 hours ago
You need some cantaloupe and honey dew melons from Japan.
by bhaag12 hours ago
Wrong again. Cantaloupe is awesome. For a few months out of the year (summer) when you can get nice ripe ones.
by Torpmarielle12 hours ago
I think it's one of those genetic things. Receptors and such. I hate it, or just find it very neutral at best, but I know people who love it… Like if you can smell your pee after you've eaten asparagus.
by RemarkableSlice12 hours ago
Or cilantro tasting soapy.
by Sure-Rich88411 hours ago
This feels like you're mostly eating the ones in the pre-sliced bowls. They always put the underripe ones in there. I'm not saying it's the best thing ever, but ripe one is not THAT bad.
by humbertoherman11 hours ago
okay bojack
by Anonymous11 hours ago
Please go sit in the corner and think about what you've done
by Anonymous10 hours ago
You must have messed up taste buds then.
by Anonymous10 hours ago
Soggy? Few things compare to a fresh crispy cantaloupe omg I can feel the crunch right now!
by Anonymous9 hours ago
You gotta pick a fragrant cantaloupe, and then let it ripen till there's at least one mushy spot on the outside. Then you will love cantaloupe.
by Various-Brother-81029 hours ago
But when it meets proscuitto….
by Anonymous8 hours ago
Most melons have a weird texture that don't match the flavor no matter how juicy… Cantaloupe is trash
by miraclegraham8 hours ago
Cantaloupe is delicious But don't even get me started on Honeydew
by Anonymous8 hours ago
More like wontaloupe
by Anonymous7 hours ago
I feel like all the flavor has been bred out of them.
by Anonymous7 hours ago
Papaya smells like old socks
by harbermadeline7 hours ago
I ALWAYS SAY THIS. Every fruit salad I see and partake in, guess what's left? The cantaloupe. No one wants it.
by FitPost19527 hours ago
PREACH.
by Anonymous6 hours ago
What cantaloupe is soggy?? It's supposed to be firm.
by Anonymous6 hours ago
Ripe cantaloupe is so delicious. Try it with some slices of prosciutto. It's perfect.
by Anonymous6 hours ago
Cantaloupes are so gross.
by willardbechtela5 hours ago
This is definitely an unpopular opinion
by Anonymous5 hours ago
I HATE when people say "well you just haven't had a good (insert food)", because most times it's just a matter of preferences. HOWEVER, it genuinely sounds like you haven't had a sweet one. It should not be tasting like tap water.
by Gold-Plant5 hours ago
Could not have said it better myself.
by Anonymous5 hours ago
No way man, a good cantaloupe hits the spot. I love the slight funk it has as well, which is weird I know. The absolute worst fruit on earth? That crown goes to starfruit. Utter flavorless garbage.
by Anonymous4 hours ago
Followed only by Honeydew. 🤢
by ozemlak4 hours ago
Cantaloupe with vanilla ice cream is delicious
by Loose_Housing_62364 hours ago
Prosciutto and cantaloupe is an amazing flavor combo.
by Anonymous4 hours ago
Clearly you've never had honeydew melon. It's like someone filled a melon with sweet water, picked it before it was ripe, then placed some grass nearby. But, no, you're correct. Most cantaloupe bought in the U.S. is a complete waste of money. I'm not even sure squirrels would eat it.
by ZealousidealPoet86334 hours ago
It's disgusting
by Anonymous3 hours ago
Most of what is sold as cantaloupe in the US isn't actually cantaloupe. It's a closely related, but not quite as tasty, melon called Musk Melon. Real cantaloupe has noticeable green "lines." I still like musk melon, but not as much as real cantaloupe.
by lorenkerluke3 hours ago
I think we are soulmates 🫶
by Equivalent_Focus3 hours ago
Tasteless?
by Anonymous3 hours ago
I disagree, it's not flavorless, it actively tastes awful.
by Anonymous3 hours ago
Honeydew is the one of the melons of all time
by Anonymous2 hours ago
I feel bad for people who've only eaten grocery store fruit. Heirloom melons are such a treat.
by Anonymous2 hours ago
I'm with you. Not a fan of melon in general. It tastes like vom to me. You know the cilantro-soap gene? Maybe there's a melon-vom gene, and I have it.
by Connect_Beautiful5022 hours ago
Cantaloupe tastes like expensive hand soap to me. I love honeydew though
by duncan542 hours ago
Bojack horseman ass take
by Savings-Scratch1 hour ago
There are definitely better melons to get off with in the world. The cluster of seeds in the middle is off putting for me injecting my pudding.
by Anonymous1 hour ago
Cantaloupe is not good. I agree
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It tastes like nail polish remover.
by Minute_Art783654 minutes ago
High-end cantaloupe is one of the most expensive fruits in my country, it's really well regarded. I have only had it once because I am not paying 50-60 USD (or more) for a melon, but it was extremely good. Maybe not worth the cost, but I will happily take one if it's given to me. I feel if it's tasteless it must be a fairly low quality melon, because I found it really sweet.
by Effective_Toe_264036 minutes ago
I feel this way about cucumbers. And also cantaloupes.
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