By SoShiok, huizhen@sph.com.sg, Friday, 19 August 2016
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3525566/Waitrose-set-offer-new-grape-sized-fruit-called-cucamelon.html
SINGAPORE - It's a cucumber! It's a watermelon! It's... a cucamelon!
Social media have been awash with photos of a tiny fruit dubbed the cutest thing to be eaten this summer (in other countries that have four seasons, anyway).
Picture posted by The Witches Kitchen on 17 March 2016
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Resembling a cross between a cucumber and a watermelon, the grape-sized fruit is grown from a vine called Melothria scabra, which is native to Mexico and Central America.
It is said to taste more like a cucumber but with a tinge of sourness.
Picture posted by Hazel on Sunday, 27 October 2013 at 16:23
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http://chickeninacherrysauce.blogspot.sg/2013/10/cucamelon-bloody-mary-salad.html
Other than being eaten on its own, skin and all, the cucamelon can also be added to salads and pickled. It is also used as a garnish to cocktails.
Melothria scabra seeds are available for sale in countries such as Australia and the US, as well as online.
Picture posted by BEEcycle
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http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/beecycle/product/grow-your-own-cucamelon-set
Before you think about growing them in Singapore, be reminded that the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has guidelines for seeds brought into Singapore.
A phytosanitary certificate from the plant health authority in the country of origin or export is required and the seeds may be subject to post-entry inspection. A Phytosanitary Certificate is an official document issued by the plant protection organization of the exporting country to the plant protection organization of the importing country.
A phytosanitary certificate from the plant health authority in the country of origin or export is required and the seeds may be subject to post-entry inspection.
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http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/CropOp/images/crop_images/specialty-veg/cucurbits/mouse/mousef1_zoom.jpg
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/CropOp/en/spec_veg/cucurbits/mouse.html
There is also an import permit fee of $11 for each consignment of seeds imported.
More information can be found on the AVA's website, http://www.ava.gov.sg/explore-by-sections/plants/bringing-plants-in-and-out-of-singapore/bringing-plants-into-singapore.
Picture posted by Mustafa Gatollari on 8 August 2016 4:55 pm
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Picture posted by eBay Inc on 11 June 2014 at 01:36:02 PDT
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And yes, they really do look like little tiny watermelons, pale green with a darker green stripe. Very elegant. Of course I couldn't resist crunching one straight off the vine. Definitely crunchy. Crunchy in a hard and skin stuck in my teeth kind of way. Undoubtedly cucumberish, but I just didn't get the sour lime hit. Maybe it was too small?
Picture posted by Stella in the Pyrenees on Thursday, 23 July 2015
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Picture posted by Oxpecker admin on 19th October 2014
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Picture posted by Clare on 27 April 2014
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Picture posted by Hazel (Blog - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce) on Sunday, 27 October 2013 at 16:23
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PHOTO: The healing power of gardening
Gardening is an instrument of grace. Anyone who gardens on a regular basis understands the healing power of getting your hands dirty and spending time with growing things.
Gardening (photo - Westcoast Wildlife, flickr creative commons)
Picture posted by May Sarton on 17 August 2012
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