Fig-leaved cucumber

Cucumis ficifolius

fruit · nuts & seeds

A wild cucurbit whose sweet-and-sour fruits and seeds are eaten.

Origin

Northwestern Ethiopia (Quara)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Throw away a bitter fruit: the bitterness of wild cucurbits can be toxic.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is a wild relative of cucumber and melon.