West Indian gherkin (maxixe)

Cucumis anguria

vegetable

Small green fruits covered in soft spines, cooked in a stew (maxixada) in Brazil, raw or pickled in the Caribbean.

Origin

Africa (origin), Brazil and the Caribbean

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The young fruits are rinsed and rubbed to soften their spikes, then sliced into rounds with their skin and tender seeds.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Brought from Africa with the slave trade, it became a vegetable of Brazil's Northeast.