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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2007-03-08 10:29 am
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Unusual fruit

At the grocery store yesterday I picked up two melons I'd never tried on a whim. One is a kiwano, or African horned melon, and the other is one whose name I can't remember.

The kiwano is said to taste like a mix of cucumber, lime, and banana, to taste better when it's slightly overripe, and to benefit from a sprinkling of brown sugar. So I'll probably wait until this weekend to give it a try.

I can't remember the other one's name, but it started with a "p". It's small - maybe the size of my fist or a wee bit bigger - oblong, and the skin is smooth and thin. It's vaguely the color of an apricot, although not the texture. Anyone out there know?

[identity profile] rachelmanija.livejournal.com 2007-03-08 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Could it be a pepino? http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingredients/produce/fruit/images/pepino.jpg

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2007-03-08 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I think that's it, thanks. :) Now to go poke around and read about it...

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2007-03-08 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
The pepino has a taste that is similar to a cucumber, cantaloupe, and a honeydew melon

That sounds delicious, actually. :D