Melón

Ok. I give up. I admit it. I've fallen in love--with the MOST DELICIOUS fruit to ever exist on this planet. I'd never laid eyes on it before coming to Spain and as far as I can tell, it's not easily found in the states--Someone told me us Americans call it Santa Claus melon. Have you heard of it?

Spaniards call it melón. 

http://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/melons.html

It reminds me of honeydew, except it's not the kind of fruit that's left at the bottom of the fruit salad bowl. It's that fruit that everyone picks out first, and only after it's all gone do people go for the cantaloupe and pineapple. It's sweet. It's juicy. And I could eat it until I explode.

This is just one of the fruits I've been eating on a daily basis. I've also eaten more watermelon in the last few weeks than I have in all my previous years. For my host family, desert follows la comida/el almuerzo y la cena (lunch and dinner). I usually enjoy fruit fresh from the gardens of our extended family members: sandía, melón, melecoton, and uvas to name a few.