西瓜跟夏天更配哦 三招教你挑個熟西瓜

Purchasing a watermelon is kind of a risky investment. It's usually giant, so you're really committing to a lot of fruit. And the thick green rind protecting the pink flesh means there's no easy way to know how good the fruit is inside. Or is there?

買西瓜是一項有點冒險的投資。西瓜通常很大，所以你真的是在買大量水果。厚實的綠色瓜皮保護着粉色的瓜瓤，意味着要知道這種水果的內裏如何是沒有捷徑的。或許會有嗎？

If you know what to look for, you can be sure of a watermelon's readiness before cracking it open. Here's what you need to know:

如果你知道要找到的（西瓜成熟的跡象），那麼你就能確定它是否成熟。這些就是你需要了解的：

Look for the spot. The telltale sign that a watermelon is ready to be sliced open is the spot. A good watermelon will have a pale yellow spot on the rind, indicating that it was left on the ground to ripen in the sun. If there's no yellowish marking, be wary.

看一下西瓜的斑點。判斷西瓜是否可以切開，一個跡象就是瓜上的斑點。好西瓜的瓜皮上會有一個淡黃色的斑點，這說明它被留在了地上，在陽光下成熟。如果瓜上沒有淡黃色斑點，你就要小心了。

Make sure it's heavy. Another sign you've got a good melon on your hands is the weight. If you pick up the watermelon and it feels really heavy — heavier than it looks — you’ve hit the jackpot. The heavier the melon, the better it is.

一定要選重的。要確定你手上的是一個好瓜，另一個標誌就是重量。如果你選的西瓜感覺上真的很重，比看上去還要重，你就選對了。西瓜越重越好。

Knock on it. Sure, you might get a little side eye from other grocery store shoppers, but give the melon a listen for a final test. Gently knock on the watermelon and listen for a hollow sound that makes a "plunk" rather than a "thwack" sound.

敲一下。當然，雜貨店其他顧客可能要爲之側目了，但還是要聽聽西瓜的聲音來進行最後的測試。輕輕敲一敲西瓜，聽聽空悶的回聲，要聽到“砰砰”的聲音而不是“啪啪”的聲音。

If a watermelon passes those three tests, you've found yourself one worthy of your summer barbecue. Or these salad recipes. OR these cocktails. Either way, buy the watermelon.

如果一個西瓜通過了這三項測試，你會發現自己對得起夏天的烤肉大餐、沙拉食譜或是雞尾酒會了。無論怎樣，買這個西瓜吧。