Cantaloupe melon with firm, orange, moderately sweet flesh. In 2016, global production of melons, including cantaloupes, was 31.2 million tonnes, with China accounting for 51% of the world total (15.9 million tonnes). Other significant countries growing cantaloupe were Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and India, with each producing 1 to 1.9 million tonnes. Cantaloupe is normally eaten as a fresh fruit, as a salad, or as a dessert with ice cream or custard. Melon pieces wrapped in prosciutto are a familiar antipasto. The seeds are edible and may be dried for use as a snack. Because the surface of a cantaloupe can contain
Cantaloupe Hotels Cantaloupe Hotels Cantaloupe Hotels is the leisure arm of Cantaloupe and Company a luxury lifestyle brand in Sri Lanka that provides services in event management, jewellery and advertising. Cantaloupe Hotels currently owns and operates two hotels in the Southern Province of the country, Cantaloupe Levels and Cantaloupe Aqua. Cantaloupe Hotels commenced with the opening of Cantaloupe Aqua in Talpe, Unawatuna, in December 2010. Cantaloupe Hotels started its second hotel, Cantaloupe Levels in Galle, in 2013. The hotel opened in September 2014. In 2014, the group announced that they would be expanding with the opening of Cantaloupe Soul Surf, a 30-room