Watermelon, as a melon and fruit that people like in summer, is a very good fruit to cool off. However, every year in summer, many people don't know what to eat because there are many varieties of watermelons on the market. Among the many varieties of watermelon, there is a watermelon called 8424 that is the most popular among everyone. However, after buying 8424 watermelon, many consumers feel that it is not as delicious as everyone says. What's going on here? Why is this watermelon called 8424 watermelon?
1. Why is the taste of the 8424 watermelon you buy so different?
In fact, it is very normal for the taste to be different in agricultural production. We often say: "It is difficult for the fruit on a tree to have the same taste", which is the real situation of agricultural products. However, even if there is a difference, it is not too different. Therefore, after buying 8424 watermelon, everyone found that the taste was very different, and the big situation was that some people bought fake 8424 watermelon. Why do you say that there are fake 8424 watermelons?
We all know that counterfeiting is all about passing off the good, and the same is true in watermelons. Because the taste of 8424 watermelon is better than many watermelon varieties, it is deeply liked by everyone. Therefore, some melon farmers use other varieties of watermelons to pass off as 8424 watermelons for the sake of sales and profits.
2. Why does 8424 watermelon have such a name?
Here, you must know that 8424 is not a simple number. If you want to understand, you have to start with the development of watermelon. Watermelon is not our native species, but has been introduced to our country from abroad. The taste of watermelon in the early years was naturally not as good as now. In the cultivation of watermelons, our scientists have been improving the varieties of watermelons to achieve better taste.
In 1984, Wu Mingzhu, an academician of our country, was cultivating a new variety of watermelon. As we all know, the cultivation of improved varieties is not only one at a time, but many varieties will be cultivated at one time, and finally a group of them will be selected from the best ones to continue to be cultivated as excellent varieties. In that year, the 24th group of watermelon varieties that had just been cultivated was well received by everyone and finally promoted. At that time, in order to facilitate the record, it was directly named 8424. This is the origin of 8424 watermelon.
3. So how to distinguish 8424 watermelons?
Since 8424 watermelon is delicious, naturally everyone also likes to be able to buy real 8424 watermelon. Unfortunately, in the market, many people will find that there are 8424 watermelons on each stall, but they are stupid and can't tell the difference. To tell the truth, 8424 watermelons are indeed difficult to distinguish, and ordinary people can't tell them apart at all. Because the 8424 watermelons on the market will be improved, not the 8424 watermelons in the complete sense. In this case, many traders will call some similar watermelons as 8424 watermelons in order to buy watermelons well.
As for the delicious watermelons we want to buy, there are mainly these types of watermelons: 8424 watermelons, unicorn watermelons, extra small phoenixes, etc., as well as some fine gift small watermelons. The taste of these watermelons is still good.
In general, when we buy watermelons, we should pay attention to the following points: 1. Do not buy local melons after continuous rain, such watermelons are likely to taste average. 2. Don't buy thick-skinned watermelons, which are mostly planted in the open air, and the taste is worse than that of greenhouse watermelons. 3. Don't buy watermelons that have been stored for a long time. In order to be shelf-stable, such watermelons will taste slightly worse if they are picked early.