Gianyar, Regency

Melons from Gianyar

As the city of arts, Gianyar also contains a village famed for melon producer. Most of melons that are sold in Denpasar come from this village.

Temesi is a village located in ianyar Sub District, Gianyar Regency. It is about 23 km to the east of Denpasar or about 2.5 km from the city of Gianyar. For the great amount of melons that are produced by this village, that’s why Temesi village is renowned as the melon center.
Last August, Bali Travel News met I Wayan Subanya, a melon farmer from Temesi village. According to him, this village people improved the melon plantation since 1995. “About 1995, the village farmer of Temisi started cultivated melon seriously, because the result that meant that the income would make a big profit,” he said while explaining there are three melon types that are cultivated by Temesi village, which is ‘action’ melon, AG-15, and Sakata melon.
He explained, the characteristic of ‘action’ melon appears on its skin that is green colored and decorated with plaited things like white seine. The inside part of ‘action’ melon is white colored. Melon AG-15 has a sweet and stickier taste. The outer skin is yellow and it’s ripe inside part also of yellow colored. Melon Sakata has yellow skin and of red colored inside it. This kind of Sakata melon is often sold in the supermarkets in Denpasar.
For the Balinese people, especially from Gianyar, melons usually use as one fruits that complete the sesajen (Hindus ritual offering). The price of a fruit depends on the fruit category and quality. Melon of A class (super) can reach the weight 2.5 kg is sold Rp.2.000/Kg. The melon plant will produce a fruit after 2 months age. Melon can also be processed and become a fresh juice that quenches a thirst. (BTN/033)