Not to ever be mistaken with melon, which can be cubed as well as sliced, and even eaten with prosciutto if you have a time machine to transport you to a bad date in a restaurant in the 1970s. Watermelon is the least versatile of fruits as well as the most summery and, therefore, outdoorsy. Resign yourself to the fact that nothing sophisticated can be done with a watermelon. Watermelons need to be bought whole and sliced moments before eating. Ideally on a sweltering summer evening sitting on the doorstep of a house in a Mediterranean village, touching knees with your beloved.
A Fistful of Olives 