Potato peel crisps. Pics/Nirav Trivedi

In Arina Suchde's kitchen, watermelon season is the time for experimentation. The firm white rind of the melon, which most of us prefer to discard, finds creative use in her hands. The bland rind gets pickled or steps in as a substitute for cucumber in gazpacho preparations. Here, the white of the watermelon gets as much attention as the red.