The cucamelon is here to make your summer adorable
 

The cucamelon is here to make your summer adorable
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Move over baby hedgehogs and newborn lion cubs. Get over yourself, Totoro bread and itty bitty cooking videos.*

The cucamelon is here and it is adorable all on its own.*


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These small cucumbers are the fruit of the Melothria scabra vine, which is native to *Central America. They have a tart, citrusy flavor and their resemblance to mini watermelons gives them the nickname cucamelons. They can be eaten raw or pickled — and the internet at large just can't.*








If you spy these at your local greenmarket or in your neighbor's garden, don't be surprised if you find them almost too cute to eat.* Read more...

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