Hami melon
| Hami melon | |
|---|---|
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| Genus | Cucumis |
| Species | C. melo |
| Cultivar group | Reticulatus Group |
| Cultivar | 'Hami' |
A cut Hami melon
The Hami melon (Chinese: 哈密瓜; pinyin: Hāmì guā) is a type of muskmelon, originally from Hami, Xinjiang. It is also referred to as the Chinese Hami melon. It is also called "snow melon". The outer color is generally white through pink or yellow through green. The inside flesh is sweet and crisp. More than 100 cultivated forms and hybrids of the 'Hami' melon have been grown in China.[1]
In Mandarin, Hami gua can also be used to refer to cantaloupe.
References
- ↑ Lim, T.K. (2012). "Cucumis melo L. (Reticulatus Group) ‘Hami melon’". Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer Netherlands. pp. 231–234. ISBN 978-94-007-1763-3.
- Anderson, Eugene N. (1990). The Food of China. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 80, 162, 209. ISBN 978-0300047394.
- Foodista: Hami Melon, retrieved 13 August 2013
- China Culture
- Melons: Cantaloupe, Muskmelon, Honeydew, Crenshaw, Casaba, etc., retrieved 19 August 2013
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