dansk melon

English translation: netted melon or Galia

12:32 May 25, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Danish term or phrase: dansk melon
No, apparently it's not the obvious translation. I've found some references in recipes but no pictures so far. Which variety of melon is this in English? If no direct translation, is there a cultivar that resembles this?
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 04:00
English translation:netted melon or Galia
Explanation:
My guess is that what is meant is a greenhouse melon grown in Denmark.

http://eksotiskefrugter.emu.dk/frugter/netmeloner.html

Surprising numbers of people can grow them in greenhouses, and the types I have heard of are similar to the netted melons, or possibly Galia and Cantaloup.

I have not been able to find many outlets for commerciallly grown Danish melons, but there might be one here: (Gartneri Toftegård)
http://www.gourmethaven.dk/links/index.php?s=o&kat=11

Otherwise, Danes do sometimes compare local fruit with more exotic kinds - rosehips with oranges because of the vitamin C content for instance, but I cannot quite imagine what would compare that way with melons.
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 10:00
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2netted melon or Galia
Christine Andersen
1Danish melon
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Danish melon


Explanation:
Danish melon, defined as a kind of melon-flavored bread in the link provided below


    Reference: http://jp.sunstar.com/3.0_health/livepositive/200708_essay02...
Alain Mouchel
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sorry, but this is an actual melon. See http://www.dk-kogebogen.dk/opskrift2/visopskrift.php?id=14441 for an example of its use in a recipe.

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netted melon or Galia


Explanation:
My guess is that what is meant is a greenhouse melon grown in Denmark.

http://eksotiskefrugter.emu.dk/frugter/netmeloner.html

Surprising numbers of people can grow them in greenhouses, and the types I have heard of are similar to the netted melons, or possibly Galia and Cantaloup.

I have not been able to find many outlets for commerciallly grown Danish melons, but there might be one here: (Gartneri Toftegård)
http://www.gourmethaven.dk/links/index.php?s=o&kat=11

Otherwise, Danes do sometimes compare local fruit with more exotic kinds - rosehips with oranges because of the vitamin C content for instance, but I cannot quite imagine what would compare that way with melons.


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 10:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, I've had the benefit of that first link already and it's a good one. Your suggestions are good ones as well; I probably will use "Danish-grown melon".

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