The Lemon Melon is a newly developed type of melon that combines the sweetness and aroma of the melon with a slight sourness reminiscent of a lemon.
柠檬甜瓜是一种新开发的甜瓜品种,它兼具甜瓜的甜味和香气,以及柠檬的轻微酸味。
Japanese horticulture company Suntory Flowers reportedly spent five years developing the lemon melon, breeding it from a type of melon originally imported from overseas.
据报道,日本园艺公司三得利花了五年时间,用一种从海外进口的甜瓜培育出了这种柠檬甜瓜。
The final product, which is blended with actual lemons, is juicy and sweet like a melon but slightly sour like a lemon, making the perfect fruit to enjoy on a hot summer day
和柠檬杂交后培育出的最终成品瓜,像甜瓜一样多汁甘甜,但又有柠檬般的微酸,是非常适合在炎炎夏日享用的水果。
The lemon melon has the usual round shape of a melon, but its rind lacks the characteristic stripes and striations of a melon, and has white flesh.
柠檬甜瓜的形状和普通甜瓜一样,都是圆的,但它的外皮没有甜瓜特有的条纹,并且果肉是白色的。
The texture is comparable to pears, but it softens as it ripens and ends up like Yubari melons.
它的口感和梨差不多,但熟透后会变软,比较接近夕张蜜瓜。
There are currently only five farmers in Hokkaido growing lemon melons, and they are expected to grow about 3,800 of them this year.
目前北海道只有5个农民种植这种柠檬甜瓜,预计他们今年将种出大约3800个瓜。
Lemon melons have already hit Japanese supermarket shelves, selling for around 3,220 yen a piece.
柠檬甜瓜已经在日本超市上架销售,售价约为3220日元一个。
Those lucky enough to have tried it can't stop raving about its delicious taste.
那些有幸品尝过它的人,都对其美味赞不绝口。
"It has a faint sourness like a lemon, but the strong sweetness of a melon. It's delicious," a reporter from HBC News said.
“有柠檬淡淡的酸,又有甜瓜的浓甜。很美味,”北海道放送新闻的一名记者如是说。
"It has a good balance of sweet and sour. It would be the perfect fruit for a hot day," another person said.
另一个人则表示:“甜和酸的比例恰到好处。这种瓜堪称热天的完美水果。”