Appears in
Oxford Companion to Food

By Alan Davidson

Published 2014

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kiwano sometimes called African horned cucumber or jelly melon, Cucumis metuliferus, is a cucurbit whose fruit has a golden orange skin, with protuberances which give it the appearance of a small space craft. The flesh inside is of a rich green.

Generally, this fruit is more decorative than flavourful.
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