Hello friends of this wonderful community!
Hola amigos, esta vez nuestra amiga 
Hello friends, this time our friend
Les cuento que voy a varios lugares a comprar verduras y frutas en mi ciudad, pero al que es fácil ir y confío en la calidad de sus productos, ya que son frescos es este local conocido como La Colonial, me encanta ir ahí, porque encuentro diferentes tipos de frutas y verduras frescas, así que aprovechando que iba a hacer mis compras compré un melón para participar en este reto.
El melón es conocido como la fruta del verano, es muy nutritivo y beneficioso; además es dulce y muy refrescante, ya que tiene un alto contenido en agua, con esta fruta podemos preparar diferentes recetas, pero a mí particularmente me gusta comerlo crudo, en ensalada o en batidos.
I tell you that I go to several places to buy vegetables and fruits in my city, but the one that is easy to go to and I trust the quality of their products, since they are fresh is this place known as La Colonial, I love to go there, because I find different types of fresh fruits and vegetables, so taking advantage of the fact that I was going to do my shopping I bought a melon to participate in this challenge.
Melon is known as the fruit of the summer, it is very nutritious and beneficial; it is also sweet and very refreshing, since it has a high water content. With this fruit we can prepare different recipes, but I particularly like to eat it raw, in salads or in smoothies.
Les cuento amigos que estos melones se veían hermosos y eran súper grandes, la mayoría pesaban 1,6 kilos o más, el kilo de melón estaba ese día a 0,9 dólares, o sea 31,36 Bs así que encontré uno que pesaba 1,93, así que pague por el melón un total de 60,52 Bs.
I tell you friends that these melons looked beautiful and were super big, most weighed 1.6 kilos or more, the kilo of melon was that day at 0.9 dollars, or 31.36 Bs so I found one that weighed 1.93, so I paid for the melon a total of 60.52 Bs.
Para elegir los melones a la horar de comprar, tengo varios consejos y es bueno conocerlos para evitar desilusiones cuando llegamos a casa porque a la hora de abrirlo puede estar muy maduro o todavía verde, para que esto no nos pase. Aquí hay algunos consejos que aprendí con mi mamá porque ella nos llevaba semanalmente al mercado y así nos explicaba cuales eran los buenos, me da risa que mi mamá fuera tan dura con nosotros cuando nos enseñaba estas cosas, porque teníamos que aprender obligados, pero de todas formas estoy agradecidas por sus enseñanzas.
También compruebo que no tenga abolladuras.
Otra cosa que también tengo en cuenta si compro melones en mitades, procuro que la pulpa no esté demasiado madura.
Estos son algunos consejos que sigo a la hora de comprar melones.
How to choose melons when buying?
To choose melons when buying, I have several tips and it is good to know them to avoid disappointment when we get home because when we open the melon it can be very ripe or still green, so that this does not happen to us. Here are some tips that I learned with my mom because she took us weekly to the market and so she explained to us which were the good ones, it makes me laugh that my mom was so hard with us when she taught us these things, because we had to learn forced, but anyway I am grateful for her teachings.
- The first thing I look at melons when buying is their color to know which ones are ripe, as it should be a medium shade of green with some yellow spots.
- Although smelling things in front of people is not good, I always manage to grab the melon in my hands and smell it, as I know from its sweet and fruity taste that the melon is very good to eat.
- I also like to touch the melon before I buy it, so I take it in my hand and squeeze the tip very carefully. If I touch it gently, it means the melon is sweet, but if my fingers dig in, it means it is overripe.
- Another thing I do is to tap the melon a little, because if it sounds hollow and vibrates a little I pick it up, because the fruit is in perfect condition, on the other hand, if it sounds hard, it means it is green.
- I also check for dents.
- Another thing I also take into account if I buy melons in halves, I try to make sure that the flesh is not too ripe.
These are some tips I follow when buying melons.
Cuando llego a casa lo primero que hago es lavar el melón, si lo voy a utilizar enseguida, lo corto por la mitad, le quito la piel y las semillas y lo corto en rodajas, todo depende de lo que vaya a hacer con él, si hago batido lo corto en trozos grandes; ahora, si el melón es muy grande como este que compro guardo la mitad en la nevera y lo cubro con papel transparente, si voy a hacer batidos lo guardo en el congelador en una bolsa hermética.
How to preserve it?
When I get home the first thing I do is wash the melon, if I am going to use it right away, I cut it in half, remove the skin and seeds and cut it into slices, it all depends on what I am going to do with it, if I make smoothies I cut it into large pieces; now, if the melon is very large like this one I buy I keep half in the fridge and cover it with transparent paper, if I am going to make smoothies I keep it in the freezer in an airtight bag.
Espero que les haya gustado estos consejos para comprar y conservar melones, esta fruta tan nutritiva y beneficiosa que a la mayoría de la gente les encanta.
I hope you liked these tips for buying and preserving melons, this nutritious and beneficial fruit that most people love.
Contenido, fotografías y separadores de mi autoría.// Content, photographs and separators of my authorship. 
Traducido con DeepL//Translated with DeepL
