Find out what kind of deep-spiny-like berries, but the intestines resemble cucumbers
At first it was just a wild plant species
Look at the picture below and guess what kind of fruit it is?
Can you guess what this is?
There are spines like the custard apple, but the intestine is somewhat like cucumber (cucumber), is it strange? The truth is, this "alien" fruit is a spiny cucumber !
It is known that this exotic melon variety comes from the Kalahari region, Africa. It was originally a wild plant that was "abandoned" but in the 1930s, the plant began to be grown in New Zealand and Australia, some parts of Asia. There they called them kiwano .
A kiwano is about a little larger than a pear, weighing about 250 to 500 grams; eat both meat and nuts.
This exotic melon variety comes from the Kalahari region, Africa.
If you add a melon, you will see a green, grainy, slightly aromatic taste, if the shell is fresh orange, the fruit will be sweeter.
Kiwano was nine years old, outside the kiwano, it was yellow and grew many jagged horns, a little acrid. Many people compare kiwano's taste with a combination of cucumber, lemon and . bananas.
In addition to the melon, you will see the green part of the bowel and many seeds.
Despite the "alien" appearance , kiwano contains a high concentration of nutrients.
Kiwano has more than 90% of water, vitamin C and high content of potassium, iron - has a refreshing effect on hot summer days.
Despite its taste, but in Africa, this melon is considered a traditional food with the potential to improve food security and nutrition of people.
Kiwano contains a high concentration of nutrients.
This type of melon used to "cause fever" in Hanoi, with a selling price of about 395,000 VND / fruit (1.6 million VND / kg) with ads that are imported from Japan.
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