foto: Instagram/@fajaralam_s
Brilio.net - Some time ago, social media users were shocked by a video showing watermelon rind being sold in a Japanese supermarket. In the video clip, watermelon rind was sold for Rp2,000. This can be seen from the video shared by an Indonesian citizen on his TikTok account @sindangbeken1020.
Not only the video uploader was shocked, many netizens also did not expect that the waste had a high value. Because, so far most people will immediately throw away watermelon skin after cutting or consuming fresh fruit inside. Indeed, the hard texture of watermelon skin is often considered inedible.
photo: TikTok/@sindangbeken1020
It turns out that watermelon rind can be processed into delicious dishes. A chef named Fajar Alam once proved it through one of the videos he uploaded. The content creator and graduate of MasterChef season 6 shared the process of cooking watermelon rind on his Instagram account @fajaralam_s. In the upload, he wanted to process watermelon rind into a stir-fry menu.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @fajaralam_s on Friday (16/8), the first thing to do is peel the green layer on the watermelon skin. This green skin cannot be consumed, so it must be peeled and thrown away. So the part that is consumed is only the white.
photo: Instagram/@fajaralam_s
After that, thinly slice the watermelon skin into elongated squares. Then set aside first. Then, prepare the spices such as shallots, garlic, and green chilies. Then thinly slice the onions and chilies as well.
photo: Instagram/@fajaralam_s
Next, saute garlic and shallots until fragrant. Then add sliced green chilies and watermelon rind. Add a little water, stir and saute for a while. Then add salt, granulated sugar, and flavoring. Then saute again until completely cooked.
photo: Instagram/@fajaralam_s
Well, this stir-fried watermelon skin can be directly transferred to a serving plate. When tasted, Chef Fajar Alam admitted that the taste of this stir-fried watermelon skin tends to be similar to delicious young papaya or chayote. In addition to being stir-fried, this watermelon skin can also be cooked into various other menus
"Aside from osenga, it can also be made into sweets, pickles, etc.," explained Instagram @fajaralam_s.
Since it was uploaded on Wednesday (14/8), this video has been watched more than 2 million times on Instagram. Who would have thought, many netizens admitted to often consuming watermelon skin and processing it into various other cooking menus.
" Eat it directly, it's also delicious, chef, it tastes like cucumber, after peeling it, you immediately bite into the krenyes2, " explained Instagram @iis9291.
" Usually I make pickles, " said Instagram @abirzafira.
" Makes delicious pickles. Very crunchy, " said Instagram @mache.cooksperiment.
" This is delicious stir-fried and made into delicious sour vegetables, I often make it, " wrote the Instagram account @ashiyah_ash.
I once tried making candy from watermelon rinds and it tasted delicious. "You can make kimchi too but I've never tried it ," commented the Instagram account @arumbairumbai.
(brl/mal)
