Head to your local supermarket and it would be easy to think the world grows three melons: cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon. Not so. Los Angeles farmers markets reveal the truth. The range goes dozens deep. Wesley Avila, the market-driven chef who helms Guerrilla Tacos with wife Tanya, parks his Mexican food truck outside Handsome Coffee Roasters on Fridays. He recently delivered a phenomenal range of tacos (and drink) featuring farmers market produce.

The ambrosia melon looks like a cantaloupe from the outside, with ridged green and tan skin, light orange flesh within, and an almost floral aroma. In a Mexican style “fresh water,” the flavor really pops. My amazing Ambrosia Melon Agua Fresca ($3) at Guerrilla Tacos helped to cool my mouth after inhaling several of Avila’s increasingly spicy salsas.