Pingtung farmer develops small luxury ‘macaron’ watermelon
Pingtung farmer develops small luxury ‘macaron’ watermelon
2025-10-29
Have you ever wanted to eat a watermelon, but gotten frustrated that it was too large? Now there’s a kind just for you, perfect as a single serving. Called the “macaron” watermelon, it’s only about as big as your hand, but just as sweet and refreshing as any other. Some people are even calling it the Louis Vuitton of watermelons. Using an organic screenhouse, a farmer in Pingtung County’s Jiuru Township succeeded on his very first try growing the new varietal. They’re already available for purchase at the Jiuru Farmers’ Association market.
Dark green fruits droop from the vines inside this screenhouse. They’re what some are calling the “Louis Vuitton” of watermelons: the macaron watermelon.
Chen Yun-chuan
Jiuru Township farmer
Since this is the first time I’m trying to grow them, if they can fruit, I’ll let them fruit.
With a dark green and smoothly rounded exterior, the creator named this stylish fruit after the French dessert, the macaron. The fruit inside is bright red and tastes just like its larger counterpart.
Taster
Although it’s small, the fruit still has that sandy texture. It’s pretty good, and sweet enough.
Chen Yun-chuan used to be a computer engineer, but when his father-in-law needed care, he took over his wife’s family farm. They mostly grow candied dates and green bitter melon, but during the fallow period, he tried growing these small watermelons. After heavy rains in July and August, the seedlings were not growing well. But after some attentive care, they successfully fruited, and he’s already had four harvests.
Chen Yun-chuan
Jiuru Township farmer
It took a lot of work. They said precision agriculture is labor-intensive. Since it grows on the vine, it takes a lot of managing.
Kung Tai-wen
Jiuru Farmers’ Association chair
Screenhouses aren’t a greenhouse, so it’s a lot cheaper. It’s also a summer crop, and can handle the heat.
Although this tiny watermelon is currently four times the cost of the larger ones, it’s still captured the attention of customers who have been buying them up, excited to try.
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LV級"馬卡龍西瓜"小而美 屏東九如農會搶鮮上市
2025-10-29
你是否會因為西瓜太大顆吃不完而感到困擾呢？現在有一種適合一個人吃的小西瓜，叫做馬卡龍西瓜，小小一顆只有手掌大小，口感和甜份都跟大西瓜很像，被喻為是西瓜界中的LV。屏東九如有青農以網室無毒栽培，第一次試種就成功，當地農會超市就能買得到。
走進網室，一顆顆墨綠色的果實吊在半空中，它就是號稱西瓜界中的LV-馬卡龍西瓜。
[[屏東縣九如鄉青農 陳韻全]]
“因為今年是第一次試種，所以我其實是它能著果，我就讓他著果”
深黑色的外皮，圓潤光滑，酷似法式甜點馬卡龍而得名。切開來，果肉鮮紅，口感也和大西瓜很像。
[[民眾]]
“它這種小顆雖小，但是它的果囊還是有那種沙質的口感，還算不錯，而且甜度還夠”
陳韻全原本是電腦工程師，為了照顧岳父，接手妻子家的果園，主要以種蜜棗、青苦瓜為主，在空檔期間，他嘗試種馬卡龍西瓜，遇到七八月多雨的天氣，一開始育苗長的並不好，還好後面靠著細心照料，成功收成，如今已經是第四波採收了。
[[屏東縣九如鄉青農 陳韻全]]
“很費工 他們講精緻農業就是費工，因為它要一些植蔓那些，都要一直去做整理”
[[屏東九如鄉農會總幹事 龔泰文]]
“網室不用做溫室，所以這個成本又降低了很多，而且是在夏天種植，這個品系可以克服熱障礙”
雖然馬卡龍小西瓜價格，是大西瓜的四倍，不過小巧可愛的外觀還是馬上吸引到民眾目光，買回去嘗鮮。
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