When it comes to disgusting food combinations, I thought I had seen it all. I mean, peanut butter and jelly hot dogs pretty much had me avoiding my favorite ballpark snack for a good two weeks–so, I didn't think it could get much worse.
That was of course until I saw the latest viral food video sweeping the web that has put me off from my favorite cookout dessert–watermelon. A New York City based restaurant called “Ducks Eatery” apparently specializes in–what they refer to as–watermelon ham.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl5X2C1BxvT/?utm_source=ig_embed
According to the restaurant, the chef smokes the watermelon for eight hours in order to get that crisp outside–and, then, lets it sit in spices for four days. That's four days and eight hours to serve a watermelon.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmLlfiphj1o/?utm_source=ig_embed
Not only does it take a ridiculously long time, it's also ridiculously expensive. I don't know about you, but I prefer my watermelon to be reasonably priced and fresh, cold, and juicy–not smoked in spices.
Twitter is in agreement here that the “smoked watermelon” has got to go.
https://twitter.com/Stap_Jr/status/1026854772169736193
https://twitter.com/rickyftw/status/1027309872784728065
https://twitter.com/awkwordy/status/1027608897908088832
https://twitter.com/DelltheDude/status/1027275302274310145
https://twitter.com/itstrinnnity2/status/1026889335591919617
https://twitter.com/cultcho/status/1027443929086451712
https://twitter.com/kugeIbIitz/status/1027872686741970944
https://twitter.com/S_Pulliam_13/status/1027790487791398912
The smoked watermelon video makes me want to never eat again. Become, like, an airatarian.
— Chris Rywalt 💬 (@ChrisRywalt) August 10, 2018
If I see that goddamn smoked watermelon on my feed one more time pic.twitter.com/RxOEAew5hT
— TonieDee (@TonieDee143) August 10, 2018
*logs on Facebook*
*sees a post where someone smoked a watermelon*
*logs off Facebook and calls the police*
— jesserys targaryen (@peppermayne) August 9, 2018
There you have it everyone–stick to smoking meat, not fruit.
