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Watermelon has always been a popular fruit. It is so darn good. However, adding this to your watermelon will blow you away!

The Ingredient Everyone Should Add To Watermelon Is:

Try adding a little sea salt.

You'd have to be blind not to notice the terrible division separating good Americans this summer.

Don't give me easy arguments, like those between conservatives vs. liberals, taxpayers vs. tax eaters, or Second Amendmentists vs. terrified gun-phobes. I'm talking real conflict:

Those of us who sprinkle salt on our watermelon, vs. those big babies who refuse to sprinkle.

I won't force you. But in moderation, salt's a good thing. And it tastes great. That sweet and salty combination just jumps in your mouth.
Since prehistoric man first dropped a watermelon on the rocky beach of a vast and nameless sea, the sweet-salt thing has captivated humanity.

I have something to admit to, publicly. Some of my own family members — my own flesh and blood — won't put salt on their watermelon.

The main point is that there's nothing like a good watermelon. Rather than a slice, I ask the rind be removed and the melon sliced into good, solid three-inch or more sized chunks.

Serve it on a cold plate, with silverware, not some stupid plastic spork. That's when I reach for the sea salt.

Salted watermelon, coffee, a tall glass of ice water with plenty of ice, and a fine Maduro cigar.

The issue is how that sweetness, when hit with a touch of salt, explodes the taste buds on your tongue.

The famed Chicago baker Claudette Hillock suggests you try some famed pink Himalayan salt, or coarse sea salt, and only in moderation. Don't overdo or you'll ruin the taste of the watermelon.

Finished!

Watermelon with salt sounds crazy but it taste delicious and just might be your new favorite way to enjoy it- Do you put salt on your watermelon?

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Article Source: Chicago Tribune