Kiwano

Cucumis metuliferus

fruit

An oval fruit bristling with horns, with green, jelly-like pulp full of seeds, mild between cucumber and banana; an African plant of the melon family.

Origin

Southern Africa (Kalahari)

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

The horned skin is not eaten: halved, it is squeezed or scooped out with a spoon.

Did you know?

It grows wild in the Kalahari Desert; as it ripens, its skin turns from green to yellow and then orange.