I have a long running obsession with French cantaloupes. The memories of a chance encounter in the south of France nearly 15 years ago are as strong today as they were then. The bright orange flesh, the heady scent and the intense flavor still sends me over the moon on those rare occasions then I can find these beauties. Occasionally, for just a few weeks every year, my friend Pete has them at his Green City Market farm stand. And that time is now. I picked up two last week and another yesterday but the truth is, I was lucky this year. Since I spent a good portion of my summer in France, I had these gorgeous melons nearly every day for breakfast. I’ve never been happier.
Posts Tagged ‘charentais’
stretching summer part 2 … Cold Melon Soup
Posted in appetizers/first courses, seasonal, soup, travel, tagged cavaillon, charentais, cold melon soup, melon soup, savor melon on September 11, 2011| 1 Comment »
Cold soup for a hot day … Chilled Cavaillion Melon Soup
Posted in appetizers/first courses, farmers markets, soup, tagged cavaillion melon, charentais, chilled melon soup, chilled soup, french melons, melon soup on September 9, 2009| 3 Comments »
At the risk of sounding completely and utterly pretentious, my first encounter with the fantastic melons the French call Charentais, was … well, in France. Aix-en-Provence in the south to be precise. I had wandered into the local market and put together an impromptu picnic, absolutely dizzy with the beauty of everything. On a whim, I picked up a small light green melon though I wasn’t too sure exactly how we were going to eat it. It was about the size of a grapefruit and wasn’t something I’d seen before. All the more reason to try it, right?
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