Mention the word ‘dessert’ anywhere in America, and this will probably conjure up images of cakes, pies, cookies, and ice cream for most people. But I think of freshly cut fruit. Sure, there were plenty of Oreos during my childhood too, but they functioned more as snacks than an after-dinner treat. In our Korean-American household, fruit is what we always ate after dinner, specifically chamoe. An intro to Korean melonChamoe, usually referred to as ‘Korean melon’ at supermarkets, is an oblong yellow fruit with alternating white indented lines that run across the length of its rind, and it’s about the size of a big fist.
Catch This Summery Korean Melon While You Still Can
