# Salt on Melons (esp. Water Melon) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050 "2019-06-05T04:15:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [June 7, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/61 "2019-06-07T15:43:57Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ve never had it with Romano. Here it’s cotija cheese (as I mentioned earlier in the thread in post 42.) Yeah, that makes more sense. I should be able to find cotija cheese locally, so I’ll give the authentic version a try 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/62 "2019-06-07T23:55:16Z")
I had never heard of anyone salting apples before but I had a plate of sliced Honey Crisps in front of me so I gave it a try. It was actually pretty good. Not sure if I will always do it but I was pleasantly surprised. ---
**Author:** ![GMANCANADA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gmancanada/32/2837_2.png) [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/63 "2019-06-13T11:55:07Z")
I was in my local cycle shop here in Canada yesterday and much to my surprise I spotted this: [https://www.clifbar.com/products/clif/bloks-energy-chews/salted-watermelon](https://www.clifbar.com/products/clif/bloks-energy-chews/salted-watermelon) Of course, I was compelled to try a pack. I’d be hard pressed to have identified it as salted watermelon, it was more just a generic fruity-sweet and salty taste. Not nearly as bad as I imagined. Clearly not such an unusual combo as some might think. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/64 "2019-06-13T12:19:39Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > This. Salt enhances flavors. Nobody poo-poos salted caramel. I do. Poo on salted caramel! Poo-poo, I say! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/65 "2019-06-13T19:35:09Z")
I don’t like salted caramel, either. I’m sad that’s a fad. Waste of good caramel, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/66 "2019-06-13T21:27:00Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Around here, the Mexican way is lime, hot pepper, mayonnaise, and cotija cheese. Now _that’s_ the best way to eat it! I’ve had it that way. It’s good… but no where near spicy enough, second best way :). ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/67 "2019-06-13T22:55:53Z")
I am surprised that no one has brought up [Tajin](https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/what-is-tajin-mexican-seasoning) for ‘salted fruit’. > [@](#): > > Buttery corn, fresh watermelon, and frozen mango popsicles have one thing in common: they all taste better with a generous sprinkling of Tajín. Tajín is a seasoning salt that embodies the bold flavors of Mexican cuisine. It’s a simple mix of chile powder, salt, and dehydrated lime for a mouth-puckering kick and that is often used to perk up produce like pineapples and cucumbers or to rim drinks like micheladas and bloody marys. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/68 "2019-06-14T02:41:06Z")
My father was from Utah, and he salted cantaloupe, but not watermelon. He put salt and pepper in buttermilk also. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/69 "2019-06-14T04:42:52Z")
I have previously stated my views on this topic. I have devoured three and a half sweet, luscious watermelons in the past two weeks. It’s a benefit of living in south Georgia. So, in honor of this thread, I ate some watermelon with salt on it last night to see if my tastes have changed. They have NOT. Salt on watermelon still tastes really bad. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050/70 "2019-06-15T03:46:48Z")
For those who say that salt is “bad for you”, that’s entirely a personal matter. Those with higher blood pressure should avoid excess salting of food, but if your blood pressure is normal to low, there is absolutely no problem with adding salt to your food. I have in fact been told by two different doctors to add salt to my food because my blood pressure is very low and I sometimes used to get light-headed standing up. Now that I put salt on all my vegetables, I still have pretty low blood pressure and don’t have any light-headed problems. And they taste better. As to melons, I really don’t like any of them. Maybe I could try adding salt to them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050.md?page=3)