catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 22295 Age : 37 Location : Paso Robles, California Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Justin Verlander Reputation : 17 Registration date : 2007-10-05
| Subject: Horned Melon Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:46 am | |
| Continuing my tour of produce people never usually eat..... Today I tried a horned melon (AKA African Cucumber or Kiwano) They're related to both melons and cucumbers. They taste like cucumber with a hint of melon. They're pretty bland overall. The thorns on the outside are pretty sharp. The filling is almost like someone took a peeled cucumber and ran it through a blender. Wikipedia says these are ridiculously expensive (up to $6 a fruit). My aunt bought this one and says it was cheap because the cashier thought it was a pear for some reason. Unless you can get one of these cheap I wouldn't recommend it. You can get the same experience by peeling a cucumber, throwing it in a blender and adding just a speck of sugar. | |
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SoulRat DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
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| Subject: Re: Horned Melon Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:34 am | |
| So it was basically a mushy cucumber... ick. | |
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catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 22295 Age : 37 Location : Paso Robles, California Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Justin Verlander Reputation : 17 Registration date : 2007-10-05
| Subject: Re: Horned Melon Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:44 pm | |
| - SoulRat wrote:
- So it was basically a mushy cucumber... ick.
But on the plus side you could use it as a weapon as the thorns on there are pretty tough. | |
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gs78 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 27687 Age : 46 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones Reputation : 9 Registration date : 2007-10-06
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catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 22295 Age : 37 Location : Paso Robles, California Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Justin Verlander Reputation : 17 Registration date : 2007-10-05
| Subject: Re: Horned Melon Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:01 pm | |
| They might not taste good, but they sure do look cool. | |
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gs78 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 27687 Age : 46 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones Reputation : 9 Registration date : 2007-10-06
| Subject: Re: Horned Melon Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:04 pm | |
| - catbox_9 wrote:
- They might not taste good, but they sure do look cool.
Put explosives in them and use them as grenades | |
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catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 22295 Age : 37 Location : Paso Robles, California Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Justin Verlander Reputation : 17 Registration date : 2007-10-05
| Subject: Re: Horned Melon Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:09 pm | |
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