A very strange fruit / myLot

Guangzhou, China

May 9, 2019 9:05am CST

From TV I saw a strange fruit called cucumis metuliferus. It seems it comes from Africa. I haven't tried it before and I am not sure whether it tastes well. I heard it tastes like jelly but the seeds are very big.

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Roseline

@Rdoll25 (38)

• Nyeri, Kenya

9 May 19

Here in Africa we call it thorn Melon ,isnt that intresting

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13837)

• India

9 May 19

Its a nice name

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Roseline

@Rdoll25 (38)

• Nyeri, Kenya

9 May 19

@Sojourn do you have the fruit in your country?

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13837)

• India

9 May 19

@Rdoll25 Nope

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snowy

@snowy22315 (180729)

• United States

9 May 19

I would agree with you. That is a very strange fruit.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

9 May 19

I wonder whether it is expensive since it is rare.

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Roseline

@Rdoll25 (38)

• Nyeri, Kenya

9 May 19

@youless you can get it for one dollar plenty of them here in africa and it has some very good health benefit e.g it prevents cancer and other diseases.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

10 May 19

@Rdoll25 That sounds great. Do you think this fruit is delicious? As I haven't tried it before.

joy

@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

9 May 19

I've never seen one in person and I don't think we grow it here.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

It is the same here.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136446)

• India

10 May 19

Every country will have something that those in other countries will find it strange.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

What is the weird fruit from your country? I am curious to it

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

12 May 19

@allknowing We often eat cashew but it is very interesting to see what it looks like. Actually I didn't learn it for a long time

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136446)

• India

12 May 19

@youless Many be our cashew apple for you could be weird with its seed sticking outside

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

9 May 19

I have never heard of that fruit.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Me, too.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

9 May 19

Very strange ..first time seeing this

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

9 May 19

Me, too.

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Sreekala

@Sreekala (34312)

• India

10 May 19

Thank you for sharing the information.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

My pleasure.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

12 May 19

I have never heard of that fruit before. It does look good.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

13 May 19

I am curious to try it.

Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83495)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

15 May 19

That seems interesting fruit. It's thorny like a dragon fruit.This seems sour in taste.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

20 May 19

Perhaps this is why they need the honey.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83495)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

20 May 19

@youless agree.

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Shubhu

@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

9 May 19

It looks tempting.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

I'd like to have a try.

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Shubhu

@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

12 May 19

@youless Me too.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (77078)

• Germany

9 May 19

I have seen this fruit in the supermarket but I have not tried it yet.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Is it expensive?

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Thelma

@thelme55 (77078)

• Germany

14 May 19

@youless I have not checked how much it is. Maybe it is expensive as it doesn't grow here.

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Nasya Aulia

@kasmakarim (1932)

• Indonesia

10 May 19

We have similar fruit here, red skin with soft spines and white flesh.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Is it delicious?

Twinkle

@Teekaaa (11580)

• India

9 May 19

Interesting! Seeing it for the very first time! Outside it has spines and inside it looks like the inner part of cucumber

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Very curious whether it tastes like a cucumber.

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13837)

• India

9 May 19

The inside looks like that of a cucumber.Maybe it belongs to the cucumber family.

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

It seems so.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

9 May 19

The first time I have heard of this too so you are not alone!

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Perhaps later it will be more popular.

Jules

@Julie555 (4155)

• Russian Federation

10 May 19

looks quite enigmatic. I suggest it has some tangy sour taste.Seeds are not edible|

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Perhaps you are right since a Mylotter mention it tastes like passion fruit.

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Wise Ghost

@WiseGhots (14606)

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youless

@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

11 May 19

Do you really think so?