Gordon Gee turns the curious white fruit in his hands. "When a man gets old, he has gray hair," the gardener says, making a simple comparison to the chalky substance that coats winter melon when it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Various types of melons - Static Media/Shutterstock/Getty Rich and juicy, melons are powerhouses of both flavor and nutrition.

From left, winter melon stewed, stir-fried and in the raw. Neither one has much flavor. Like tofu, it tends to absorb the taste of the sauces or broths it is cooked in. You can substitute it in many ...

Hot take: It isn’t officially summer until you’ve eaten a juicy wedge of watermelon. Or a piece of prosciutto-wrapped cantaloupe. Or Tajín-dusted honeydew. Sure, you and these three popular melons go ...