The cucamelon is here to make your summer adorable
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.
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.
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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.
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Sarah Spigelman Richter is a contributor to Mashable's Food channel. Sarah covers everything edible, from the food industry to D.I.Y. recipes. She was previously the community manager for Tastemade NYC and her writing has been seen on The Today Show's food blog, Refinery 29, the Food Network, and Gothamist. She has also developed recipes for Tabasco and other nationally recognized brands and has blogged for 5 years at "Fritos and Foie Gras." Sarah is obsessed with "Orphan Black" and chili-cheese Fritos and is still depressed that Loehmann's closed.
