melon

Plants in the gourd family, including pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and zucchini, are known for accumulating high levels of pollutants in their fruit.

Set in Trinity, Texas, during a strike among migrant melon pickers, the tale unfolds through the shifting viewpoints of several figures.

The amount he was paid: 45 cents an hour in Colorado to harvest onions and melons.

The rest of the menu is just as impressive, featuring Argentine empanadas with a variety of fillings, provoleta — a gooey roasted cheese — pastas, prosciutto served with melon, and multiple potato sides.

Born in Alicante, one of 10 children, he worked summers picking melons and watermelons to be able to afford a bicycle.