Melothria scabra, commonly known as the cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, mouse melon, or pepquinos, [2] [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the cucurbit family grown for its edible fruit. …

2023年8月7日 · Cucamelon (Melothria scabra) is the cucumber-melon hybrid of your dreams. Here's what you need to know to grow and care for cucamelons.

2023年3月29日 · Cucumber melon (Cucumis melo) fruits range from long and snake-like to oval. The Carosello Tondo Massafra’s fat little globes have firm flesh and few seeds. Credit...

2019年6月4日 · Cucamelon is a tiny fruit. It looks like a mini watermelon but tastes more like a cucumber. Find out where to buy, how to use, and how to grow it!

Cucamelon is a one-inch fruit and is the cutest one you can have in your garden. There’s no doubt why they are called mouse melons. Scientifically speaking, cucamelon is neither a cucumber nor a melon. However, it’s classified into a large cucumber family.

2012年9月22日 · Looking like tiny watermelons, cucamelons (Mexican sour gherkins) are just about the cutest thing to come out of the garden. These snackable fruits taste like cucumber with a twist of lemon, and they're incredibly easy to grow (with vines that sometimes stretch up to 10 feet!). The secret to a bigge

2023年5月18日 · Cucumber-melons are varieties of the species Cucumis melo, which includes honeydew and cantaloupe, but cucumber-melons lack sweetness and are intended to be harvested and eaten while immature. Since ancient Egypt, if not earlier, people grew melons as cucumbers, Jay explains.

2024年1月12日 · Cucamelons are renowned for their distinctive flavor, which is a blend of a cucumber's freshness and a subtle hint of sourness, reminiscent of a lime. This unique taste makes them an exciting addition to various culinary creations.

2022年1月22日 · What is a cucumber-melon? Often when people think of a cucumber, they imagine an American long green thick-skinned waxy fruit that is purchased from a grocery store. Others imagine a Long English cucumber or a Lebanese thin-skinned small fruit.

2023年8月8日 · Also known as mouse melon, the Mexican sour gherkin, or by its Spanish name, sandiita (little watermelon), a cucamelon is the fruit of the Melothria scabra vine and is about the size of a grape. But despite the name, they're not a hybrid of watermelons and cucumbers.