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Melons originated in Africa[6] or in the hot valleys of Southwest Asia, especially Iran and India,[7][8] from where they gradually began to appear in Europe toward the end of the Western Roman Empire. Melons are known to have been grown by the ancient Egyptians. However, recent discoveries of melon seeds dated between 1350 and 1120 BCE in Nuragic sacred wells have shown that melons were first brought to Europe by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia during the Bronze Age.[9] Melons were among the earliest plants to be domesticated in the Old World and among the first crop species brought by westerners to the New World.[10] Early European settlers in the New World are recorded as growing honeydew and casaba melons as early as the 1600s.[11] A number of Native American tribes in New Mexico, including Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Navajo, Santo Domingo and San Felipe, maintain a tradition of growing their own characteristic melon cultivars, derived from melons originally introduced by the Spanish. Organizations like Native Seeds/SEARCH have made an effort to collect and preserve these and other heritage seeds.[12]
There are a few constants while in any country in Europe during the summer months - I always have an Aperol Sprtiz before dinner. We get pizza and gelato at least twice a day. And a melon and prosciutto appetizer always appears at dinner. It's the perfect combo of salty and sweet and I've been making these Melon Caprese Skewers on repeat since coming home.
Seeing as how summer is upon us, and it's all about entertaining, I turned our favorite appetizer into a bite sized snack that you can make, bring, serve, devour all summer long. 3 kinds of melon, honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon skewered with fresh mozzarella and salty prosciutto and then drizzled with basil vinaigrette. These Melon Caprese Skewers are beyond simple! What more could you ask for? Pair it up with some grilled ribeye and you have a party!
Use a melon scooper or a small ice cream scoop to form the melon balls and then you're ready to go! Or skip the skewers and just make a really killer melon ball and mozzarella salad with a drizzle of the vinaigrette!
I made this quick melon salad with the frog prince of melons - the piel de sapo. It has creamy, sweet, pale green flesh, and a blotched, pebbled green-yellow appearance. Piel de sapo means toad's skin. I bought mine heavy, with streaks of yellow edging out the green on one side - both indicators of ripeness.
If you come across one of these hefty summer gems, spring for it. I wasn't sorry. Combined with some toasted almonds for crunch, serrano chiles and scallions to counter the sweet, small dollops of crème fraîche, cilantro, and a wash of sake, it's a summer refresher. Particularly if you take the time to chill the melon all the way down just before serving.
I should also mention, you can make the salad even if you can't source this particular melon - sweet honeydew or cantaloupe would both be A+ substitutions.
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Melon-headed whales are a robust small whale found primarily in deep, tropical waters worldwide. They are social animals and often occur in groups of hundreds to over 1,000 individuals. They likely maintain a matrilineal social structure, where females remain in groups with their mother and sisters, and males move between groups. At birth, melon-headed whales are approximately 3 feet long and grow to 9 feet long, with males reaching greater lengths than females.
Melon-headed whales have a small head with a rounded melon and no discernible beak. Their dorsal fin is relatively large and they have pointed, tapering flippers (pectoral fins). Their body color is dark with a large dorsal cape and dark areas on the side of the face that are not always easy to see.
Female melon-headed whales reach sexual maturity at approximately 7 years of age while males mature later, between 12 and 15 years of age. The gestation period is approximately 12 months and females give birth every 3 to 4 years. Melon-headed whales can live up to 45 years.
Small numbers of melon-headed whales have been killed in directed harpoon or drive fisheries in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. They are also occasionally caught incidentally in tuna purse seine nets in the eastern tropical Pacific and in drift net fisheries in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, West Africa, and the Caribbean.
In Japan, heavy metal and man-made chemical concentrations (e.g., perfluorocarbons and flame retardants) in melon-headed whales have increased over time. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in melon-headed whales in Hawaii and Japan are at levels thought to cause toxic effects.
Our research projects have discovered new aspects of melon-headed whale biology, behavior, and ecology and helped us better understand the challenges that all melon-headed whales face. This research is especially important in maintaining stable populations. Our work includes:
NOAA Fisheries aims to increase public awareness and support for melon-headed whale conservation through education, outreach, and public participation. We regularly share information with the public about the status of melon-headed whales, as well as our research and efforts to promote their conservation.
NOAA Fisheries conducts various research activities on the biology, behavior, and ecology of the melon-headed whale. The results of this research are used to inform management decisions for this species.
Other research is focused on the acoustic environment of cetaceans, including melon-headed whales. Acoustics is the science of how sound is transmitted. This research involves increasing our understanding of the basic acoustic behavior of whales, dolphins, and fish; mapping the acoustic environment; and developing better methods to locate cetaceans using autonomous gliders and passive acoustic arrays.
NOAA Fisheries researchers use acoustics to monitor hearing levels and feeding behavior of melon-headed whales. We also study how underwater noise affects the way melon-headed whales behave, eat, interact with each other, and move within their habitat.
To understand the health of melon-headed whale populations, scientists work with our stranding network partners to collect data on all marine mammal strandings and investigate unusual mortality events.
In 2004, 150 to 200 melon-headed whales in Hawaii remained inside a bay on the island of Kauai until herded out by volunteers. This event was considered a near mass stranding because no animals were beached nor required medical attention and all but one calf returned to deeper water. This event may have been related to nearby U.S. Navy training involving the use of sonar.
Sweet cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon make up this untraditional caprese salad. Tossed with a basil infused lemon vinaigrette and finished off with fresh burrata cheese, this melon caprese salad is the perfect light, refreshing, and delicious appetizer or snack. Fresh fruit, buratta, and prosciutto? Yes, please.
For one, you need some good melons. I used a mix of watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew. You can use just one or all three, but I loved the variety of colors that comes from using all three. It makes for a very pretty salad.
The adult melon fly is approximately the size of a house fly, about 6 to 8 mm long. The body is mostly orange-brown with a faint black T-shaped mark on the abdomen, and the clear wings have a large brown spot at the tip and a brown stripe at the hind edge in addition to lighter striping along the leading edge of the wing and near the base. The female has a short tube at the end of its body through which the pointed ovipositor can be extruded. The maggots (larvae) are creamy-white, legless and attain a length of 10 mm.
Worldwide, over 80 different kinds of fruits and vegetables are recorded as hosts. The most commonly attacked crops are cantaloupe, cucumber, watermelon, melons, squash, and gourds. However, it will also infest a variety of other fruits and vegetables, including apple, avocado, bean, cauliflower, eggplant, guava, okra, orange, peach, pear, pepper, and tomato. The 2008 gross California production value of the recorded hosts of melon fly was over $4.5 billion. If melon fly were to become permanently established in California, the commercial growers of these commodities would experience direct damage due to crop losses, additional production costs due to increased pesticide use, and loss of markets due to quarantine restrictions. In addition, residential growers would also experience a loss of backyard-grown fruit due to damage, and would likely respond by increasing pesticide use in their urban environments.
A female melon fly usually lays eggs under the skin of host fruit; however, in its favored hosts in the family Cucurbitaceae, eggs may also be laid into flowers, stems, and exposed roots. These eggs hatch into larvae, or maggots, which tunnel through the flesh of the fruit or other plant part. Decay organisms can enter the fruit, leaving the interior of the fruit a rotten mass and making it unfit for consumption. The developing larvae go through three instars. At maturity, the larvae drop from the plant and burrow two to three cm beneath the soil to pupate. Adults later emerge from these puparia and dig their way out of the soil. Breeding is continuous, with several generations possible annually. Completion of the life cycle normally requires one to two months under warm conditions, but may be five to six months under cooler conditions.
In interviews, ill people answered questions about the foods they ate and other exposures in the week before they became ill. Thirty-six (64%) of 56 people interviewed reported eating pre-cut melon purchased from grocery stores, including cantaloupe, watermelon, or a fruit salad mix with melon. Twelve other people reported eating melon, but did not specify whether it was pre-cut.
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