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
Fruits of Passion sub-plot concerns a coolie rebellion due to the resentment towards Europeans by the local population and a young man desperate to afford O's favors at the brothel. The film was released in France on 3 June 1981 as "Les fruits de la passion" and as "Shanghai Ijin Shōkan - China Doll" in Japan with censoring of the pubic areas in November 1981. The USA release as "Fruits of Passion" with English dubbing occurred in November 1982. A version in Japanese with English subtitles on VHS tape and DVD was published as "Fruits of Passion - The Story of "O" Continued"