By Talon McKee
Try something new at your neighborhood grocery today. Kiwano Melons or Horn Melons will make an excellent treat and a great addition to your kitchen. The Horn Melon has bright shades of orange on its horned outer texture and shades of lime green on its seedy inside. The fruit is strange all around but holds sweet potential.
Belonging to the melon family closely related to cucumbers and squash the Kiwano Melon is one of the few melons that retains the cucumber shape. It also has sweet seeds throughout the entire fruit. The actual taste of the fruit is surprisingly good, a sweet and tart taste complimentary to its banana-lime taste, it serves as a truly unique tasting fruit. The melon can be used for multiple recipes both sweet and savory; the seeds and skin are both edible and can be used together or separate.
Follow this link, How To Eat A Kiwano Wiki , for instructions on how to prepare the Kiwano Melon for eating. Next time that you are shopping at the grocery store, take a moment to find a kiwano melon to add new variety in your kitchen fruit bowl. There are plenty of great recipes to take advantage of, visit www.specialtyproduce.com for more information.
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