The Exotic Fruit Of Thailand Cantaloupe or Thailand Exotic fruit-Cantaloupe or Can-Ta-Loupe. simply thai cantaloupe or can ta loupe the cantaloupe melon grown in Thailand is not as sweet as those grown in other countries avoid those with protruding stems or tears in the rind at the stem end it's a tell tale sign that the melon was picked too soon when ripe melons are picked the stem