Vodka Melon, get high on healthy fruit!

It all began when Adrian made a discovery in one of those Taiwan magazines when we were on ICT. Due to 2 accurate sources of translation of the chinese words on how to make one, we attempted our first vodka melon, which turned out to be a minor success. We only managed to infuse the meat near the hole we made which looked more like a crater than a spout. The meat was sweet and it had the alcohol taste without the weird vodka taste. But we were not discouraged, after some research on the net, I am attempting our second vodka melon, which will be tasted on this coming Saturday!

The above are all the tools you need to make a vodka melon. That's a 4.5-5 kg xi guay, about 375ml of vodka(I did not measure it exactly), a small knife and a spoon with a long handle.

Place the vokda bottle cap on the melon. Try to get it to make a shape of the cap on the melon. This serves as a guideline to cut out the circle of the spout.


Proceed to cut out the circle which you made on the melon with the small knife. Minimal skill required.

I realised that the spoon I found was way too big to fit in the spout, so I managed to find a sundae spoon. This will get the job done and not the fat head.




Start digging a nice deep spout until you reach the white meat at the other end of the melon as seen from above.

The above picture shows the estimated amount of vokda (375ml) to use if you are using those huge 1 litre bottles. WARNING! Anything more than 375ml might cause alcohol poisoning.

Next, overturn the vodka bottle and stuff the neck into the spout and let the vodka flow! With the help of my lovely assistant Esther, the above was achieved. Let all the vodka flow in. This could take 1-7 days depending on the melon. Once done, you can choose to freeze it for 1 day before serving or just chilling it in the fridge.

The vodka level at the end is what you in the above.

TADA! Vodka Melon II was completed. Added a bowl underneath the melon for stability in case it topples over and creates a mess which will lead to a very angry mother coming to kill me.

Vodka Melon I:
Dug wrongly.
Was allowed 1 day for vodka to settle.
Frozen before served. After it thawed the skin became slimy and fell off. Thanks Herby for the demo.

Vodka Melon II:
Dug properly.
Estimated allowed 5-6 days for the vodka to settle.
Will try chilling instead of freezing before serving.

Results will be posted after devouring VMII on Saturday. Stay tuned!

maw