Red gherkin (wild)

Coccinia sessilifolia

fruit · vegetable

Small fruit, raw or boiled: ripe, sweetish; green and boiled, it recalls asparagus.

Origin

Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

Where to find it

In the sands and dry savannas of the Kalahari.

Season (United States)

December to February

Preparation

The fruit is washed; green, it is boiled for about ten minutes; ripe and red, it is eaten raw with its seeds.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its root can weigh 25 kilos.