Piel de Sapo
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Piel de Sapo (Cucumis melo, Inodorus group, family Cucurbitaceae) is a variety of cultivar melon widely available in the Northern Hemisphere, with a green and yellow blotched skin after which it is named. (Piel De Sapo translates as "toad skin"). It originated in the Canary Islands and grows well in hot and sunny climates. It has become a popular crop in suitably warmer parts of the United States, particularly Colorado where it is in season from July to October.
It has a yellow sweet-tasting flesh and flourishes in slightly acidic or neutral soil. Large quantities are imported into Europe, and it is also grown locally in Spain, particularly in its original range of the Canary Islands, where it is a very popular fruit. A sub-variety known as the Sancho is extensively marketed in supermarkets due to its long shelf life.
