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Seasons/Availability
Ogen melons are a summer melon that arrive in late June.
Current Facts
There are several cultivars of melons that all fall into the variety name, Ogen, aka Ha'Ogen and desert melon. Another common name for the Ogen melon is Israel cantaloupe, citing its origins.
Description/Taste
The Ogen melon is a productive heirloom variety, with marbled golden skin and lime green, indented stripes running from stem to blossom end. The pale green flesh is sticky sweet with aromatics of fruit and flora. Typical melons grow to softball size with weights of three to five pounds.
Applications
As with other melons, there are a number of uses for Ogen melon. It can be eaten fresh out of hand, added to fruit salads both savory and sweet, used in fruit ices and sorbets. Select your melon carefully, looking for a specimen which feels heavy for its size and resounds with a rich hollow sound when tapped.
Geography/History
The Ogen melon is an Israeli variety, cultivated and popularized in the early 1960's in a kibuttz (a collective community based on joint land ownership and agriculture). This particular kibuttz was named Ogen, hence the melon's name. The melons were developed from seeds brought to Israel from Hungary. Ogen melons yield best harvests in warm Mediterranean regions during hot dry summer months.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Ogen Melons. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Ogen melons are a summer melon that arrive in late June.
Current Facts
There are several cultivars of melons that all fall into the variety name, Ogen, aka Ha'Ogen and desert melon. Another common name for the Ogen melon is Israel cantaloupe, citing its origins.
Description/Taste
The Ogen melon is a productive heirloom variety, with marbled golden skin and lime green, indented stripes running from stem to blossom end. The pale green flesh is sticky sweet with aromatics of fruit and flora. Typical melons grow to softball size with weights of three to five pounds.
Applications
As with other melons, there are a number of uses for Ogen melon. It can be eaten fresh out of hand, added to fruit salads both savory and sweet, used in fruit ices and sorbets. Select your melon carefully, looking for a specimen which feels heavy for its size and resounds with a rich hollow sound when tapped.
Geography/History
The Ogen melon is an Israeli variety, cultivated and popularized in the early 1960's in a kibuttz (a collective community based on joint land ownership and agriculture). This particular kibuttz was named Ogen, hence the melon's name. The melons were developed from seeds brought to Israel from Hungary. Ogen melons yield best harvests in warm Mediterranean regions during hot dry summer months.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Ogen Melons. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Eliza Domestica |
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Citrus-mint Melon Salad Recipe |
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Thai Inspired Melon Salad |
