# How DARE you salt that watermelon! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2000, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034 "2000-07-27T11:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/1 "2000-07-27T11:55:29Z")
There is an urban legend floating about that people actually […gasp…] put salt […choke, cough…] on a {{{WATERMELON}}}! Oh, say it ain’t so! Say it ain’t so! What say ye, teeming minions, er, millions? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/2 "2000-07-27T12:01:40Z")
Not on watermelon, but on cantaloupe. ---
**Author:** ![Mustapha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mustapha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustapha)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/3 "2000-07-27T12:07:57Z")
Can’t say I’ve ever tried salting my watermelons, but have you ever tried peppering your strawberrys? Amazing! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/4 "2000-07-27T12:18:13Z")
Hmmm. No, but fresh ground black pepper on strawberries might be worth a try, quite unlike salt on a watermelon. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/5 "2000-07-27T12:31:45Z")
IT IS NOT AN URBAN LEGEND! I’m the one who salts watermelon. I cannot eat unsalted watermelon. I’ll eat my watermelon any damn way I want. Though I do get strange looks doing it. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/6 "2000-07-27T12:43:34Z")
My maternal grandmother salts her melons (no, not _those_ melons!), and also grapefruit. Salty grapefruit? I just don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Needs2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@Needs2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Needs2know)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/7 "2000-07-27T12:49:39Z")
exhusband salted watermelon Needs2know ---
**Author:** ![Asmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Asmodeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asmodeus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/8 "2000-07-27T13:01:35Z")
I only salt melons that aren’t as sweet as I would like them. Something about the salt makes them seem sweeter. My sister eats lemons with salt for the same effect. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/9 "2000-07-27T13:12:53Z")
mmmmmmmmmmmmm salted lemons. mmmmmmmmmmmmm salted watermelon. mmmmmmmmmmmmm salted bread. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/10 "2000-07-27T13:33:34Z")
I come from a family of saltaholics who salted **everything**. I, however, at least have been in recovery for about 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Peppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@Peppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peppy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/11 "2000-07-27T14:09:32Z")
salted watermelons a chinese thing. my dad does it ---
**Author:** ![Bubble\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Bubble\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubble_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/12 "2000-07-27T14:58:45Z")
I put salt on my watermelon, but not all the time. I just like the way it tastes with salt sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/13 "2000-07-27T15:08:38Z")
Salting watermelon was pretty common when I was growing up in Louisiana. I don’t generally eat it like that anymore, but I’ve got no real problem with it. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/14 "2000-07-27T15:09:57Z")
I’m a salter. Sweet and salty go together really well. I like Chubby Hubby ice cream for the same reason. And have you ever had proscuttio and melon? That’s salty-smoky-sweet heaven! Nummy nummy. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/15 "2000-07-27T15:37:54Z")
Don’t knock it 'till you try it. I said the same thing. Its pretty good, but I don’t make a habit out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Needs2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@Needs2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Needs2know)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/16 "2000-07-27T15:57:07Z")
I don’t think there is anything “urban” about putting salt on a watermelon, “rural” might be the better term. Needs2know ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/17 "2000-07-27T15:59:59Z")
> [@](#): > > There is an urban legend floating about that people > actually […gasp…] put salt […choke, cough…] on a > {{{WATERMELON}}}! > > ``` > Oh, say it ain't so! Say it ain't so! What say ye, teeming > minions, er, millions? > > ``` Well, only if I intend to eat it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/18 "2000-07-27T16:58:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Libertarian \* > \*\*Hmmm. No, but fresh ground black pepper on strawberries might be worth a try, quite unlike salt on a watermelon. \*\* Even _thinking_ about salt on melons is an unspeakable abomination. So here you go, **Lib**. Something to return your mind to the path of the righteous spice and away from the evils of salt. [Roasted strawberries with black pepper and vinegar](http://www.recipe.com/whatcook/recipes/roastedstrawberry.htm). Serve with a sprig of fresh mint, and if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you can add on the side a dollop of [watermelon and black pepper sorbet](http://www.jfolse.com/stir311.html) ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/19 "2000-07-27T17:41:17Z")
Salt is not evil. It is vital. I lightly salt watermelon before i eat it. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034/20 "2000-07-27T17:51:52Z")
Salt on melons Bad! Salt on melons Bad! BAAAADDDD!!! Why oh why must this be perpetrated on us? Even the thought of someone doing this…I think I’ll just hide over here with my watermelon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034.md?page=2)