The melon is one of the mostly cultivated fruits of Spain. It grows best in a sunny warm, dry climate, as we have in Mallorca.

The fruit of the " Piel de Sapo " melon is long and oval. The hard, green skin shows many small furrows which gave the name to the fruit. (Piel de Sapo = toad skin). Their greenish yellow-orange pulp tastes sweetly and is firm.

A special plus of this kind of melon is their long shelf life. Cooled it can be stored up to three months easily. Containing 92 % of water and only few calories it supplies to the human organism a lot of liquid and also with important minerals like potassium, magnesium and calcium.

A juicy tasty fruit to the direct consumption, in order to extract the juice, but also in combination with ham or smoked meat a delicious hors-d'oeuvre. Ideal also for the preparation of a Smoothies (for example with chard or spinach).