What to Know
- Melon Tasting Tours at Tanaka Farms
- Tours happen daily through September 6
- $20 (ages 3 and up); advance reservations are required
The fresh foods we crave in the summer, thanks to their juicy, cool-you-down characteristics, are plentiful; just think of what might be found in a freezer or produce drawer and your imagination will take refreshing flight.
But melons spectacularly stand apart from the rest, though "regally roll," rather than "stand," may be more apt: These gorgeous globes are some of the drenchiest delights found in any grocery store.
Or, yes, farm stand. Fans of luscious fruits can find a plethora of marvelous melons at the Tanaka Farms Produce Market Stand in Irvine, including cantaloupes and canary melons.
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But it gets even more "mel"-odious at the height of summer, for Tanaka Farms is the home of a popular Melon Tasting Tour.
This sample-laden lark will be back each day beginning July 20, but only for a short run — the tours conclude September 6 — and purchasing your ticket in advance?
You should, most definitely; tour spots can and do sell out.
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Summer squashes will also be some of the tastes you'll try at the daytime event — fret not, you'll be in the shade under a tent — and you'll even get to depart with your own drench-tastic and delicious melon.
There are other summer-is-peaking pleasures to be found at Tanaka Farms — corn is getting its own butter-up bash on both July 20 and 21 — so check everything out before making for one of SoCal's most melon-packed places.
