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a melon so prone to bacteria it once sparked one of America's deadliest food outbreaks
means A round melon with rough, netted skin and sweet orange flesh, eaten ripe as a fruit.
from Named for Cantalupo, a former papal estate near Rome where the melons were reportedly grown after seeds arrived from Armenia or elsewhere in Asia. The place-name itself is often read as 'singing wolf' (Latin cantare 'to sing' + lupus 'wolf'), though that charming gloss is more folk-poetry than settled fact. English borrowed the fruit's name through French cantaloup in the 18th century.
- deadly listeria
- A 2011 cantaloupe outbreak killed 33 people
- name origin
- Named after Cantalupo, a papal estate near Rome
- net decoder
- Denser surface netting signals riper, sweeter fruit
- 95 percent water
- Nearly all flesh is just hydration
- vitamin bomb
- One cup exceeds your daily vitamin C
charentais melon — french heirloom from charente region, prized for sweetness and aroma since 17th century
galia melon — israeli cultivar developed in 1960s, hybrid of cantaloupe and honeydew with netted rind
tuscan melon — italian cantaloupe from tuscany with deep orange flesh and superior flavor profile