[1] However, watermelon is not a nutritional substitute for traditional steak, as it is lacking in protein and other nutrients found in meat.

[2] Slices of watermelon are typically prepared by either grilling, pan frying, baking, or roasting.

[3][4] When well cooked, most of the fruit's water evaporates, concentrating flavor and texture while leaving the watermelon tender.

[5] Boston Phoenix Writer Robert Nadeau compared a grilled watermelon to seared, raw tuna.

"[6] Cookery writers Andrew Schloss and David Joachim described the result as "kind of like a fillet steak.