This is how I don't waste the food now / myLot

Guangzhou, China

June 1, 2020 8:46am CST

In fact I am a person who don't like wasting the food. The pandemic has changed some of my habits and now I even do it extremely

I'd like to share you how I take advantage of this watermelon skin. My husband peeled the dark green skin. And he cut the red flesh and then we can eat it as the fruit. The left will be cooked like gourd. Just need to add little vinegar, sugar and salt. Fry it and then it will become a nice dish

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457967)

• Switzerland

1 Jun 20

I do not like to waste food, but I am not going to eat the peel of watermelon.

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

2 Jun 20

In fact it just tastes like the gourd, but it is sweet with a little sour. It tastes well as a dish

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

2 Jun 20

@LadyDuck This is also a good way

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457967)

• Switzerland

2 Jun 20

@youless I add the peels of all fruits and potatoes to the compost bin in the garden, it's not wasted at least.

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much2say

@much2say (53960)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Jun 20

I have learned how to be less wasteful during this time . . . it has changed my habits as well! I will say the internet has given me good ideas/recipes - I don't know that I would have thought of these things myself. Is that watermelon skin sort of like a pickle?

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

2 Jun 20

You are right. The watermelon skin is like a pickle but it is cooked. You gave me an idea that it can also make as a pickle

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much2say

@much2say (53960)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Jun 20

@youless I know I've bitten that part of the watermelon . . . it's something we gave to our pet tortoise in my childhood

. But with the right seasonings, I suppose it can be something quite edible and good . . . I'll have to try to cook one!

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

4 Jun 20

I am always going on the computer when I have something I never had before. I have to know how to cook it and if I think I would like it or not.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134422)

• Roseburg, Oregon

10 Jun 20

I will not being eating the peel of the watermelon.

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

10 Jun 20

I know this is a very special idea

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

11 Jun 20

@story07 I am with you on this one. I have never had any desire to even try it. The insides are to good and I am happy with them.

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paigea

@paigea (35678)

• Canada

3 Jun 20

Interesting! I put the watermelon rind in the compost. That is my idea of not wasting it!

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Jun 20

Well done

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nawala

@nawala123 (20852)

• Indonesia

22 Jun 20

@Paigea so do i

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Lavanya

@Lavanya15 (12888)

• Chennai, India

1 Jun 20

Good try my friend.. You are great because you using Watermelon skin to nice dish.. Keep it up my friend..

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

2 Jun 20

In fact I also take advantage of the shrimp shells. I occasionally found that it tastes really well after deep-fried. And you can also use the mixer to make it as powder and it can work like seasoning

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

4 Jun 20

@youless I read that before to. I think my mom told me about that as she lived in the northeast and had lobsters and shrimp a lot.

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nawala

@nawala123 (20852)

• Indonesia

22 Jun 20

@Lavanya15 reduce our waste is good news

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HannahKusKus

@HannahKusKus (4025)

• Semarang, Indonesia

4 Jun 20

Wow... it looks so delicious... maybe it is the same with fruit salad right? Good habit to do..

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Jun 20

This is another good idea to make it as salad

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

5 Jun 20

@ramapo17 I am sure your mom is good at cooking

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

5 Jun 20

@youless My mother use to make it as a fruit salad bowl and scoop out all the insides and cut that out into small cubes and put it back in and use it as a center piece during the summer when we ate outside. Everyone loved it.

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

2 Jun 20

I never tried eating watermelon skin.

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youless

@youless (112108)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Jun 20