Never in all of science fictionhave I seen something that looks quite like this bizarrity. It's horned, spiky rind alone looks worthy of an alien planet, eschewing the normals of planet Earth in favor of an aesthetic befitting a Dalek's dinner table, and the outside is normal compared to the neon green flesh, consisting of encapsulated cucumber-like seeds in slippery wet pouches.It is, in fact, a relative of melons, cucumbers, and gourds, though you wouldn't think so to see one at a dinner table (or, more likely, in ET's garden).
Eating one of these is easy enough, slice it open and take out what you will with a spoon, though a look at it made me expect something far more alien. The taste wasn't sweet, exactly, but it was refreshing, almost like cucumber with a hint of citrus, perhaps lemon and kiwi?
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