Charentais melons have been proudly showing up in local supermarkets over the last few weeks. These petit melons have a diameter of about 4 1/2 inches. They have smooth greenish-tan rind with ...
Pourquoi appelle-t-on certains melons ‘melon charentais’ ? Est-ce qu’ils sont produits en Charente ? On vous dit tout. Aujourd’hui, le melon charentais est produit n’importe où en France, en Espagne, ...
De juin à septembre, beaucoup portent leur melon au nez et se retrouvent avec un fruit fade ou farineux. Un expert des fruits ...
Q. I’ve always grown conventional cantaloupes in my vegetable garden, and they pretty much separate from their vine when they are ripe. This year I’m growing Charentais melons that I’m told don’t ...
It's quite possible that whoever first uttered the old proverb "good things come in small packages" had Charentais melons on the mind. This French heirloom varietal is petite -- usually about the size ...
Orange-fleshed Charentais melons have a heady perfume that, at their best, can be smelt from across the room. This is a good recipe for one like that, that perhaps has a few soft patches or even a ...