pepino dulce

Fruit #5: Pepino Dulce

First off, please excuse the blurry photo. No, I was not drunk or anything horrid like that, just off my game, so to speak!

So, pepino is cucumber in Spanish, dulce is sweet - so yup, this is a sweet cucumber. How it is related to a cucumber, I have no clue. Except that the skin and flesh have a similar feel and/or texture. From there, who knows?

This lovely little fruit is about the size of a large apple, but more oblong in shape. The flesh is firm with a mild flavor that sort of is a combination of honey dew, cantaloupe and cucumber (okay, so it is a little more like a cucumber...). It smells wonderful. The odd thing is that it has a mildly bitter aftertaste which made Maddy label it as "gross, disgusting and nasty". I think she must have just brushed her teeth before she tried it, because, other than the slight aftertaste, it is really quite good. I found that it made quite a fine addition to the ever popular fruit salad.... problem is that after Maddy's fatal review, none of the other kids would try it, as much as they love fruit salad.

Oh, the power of being the eldest child.

Just a side note: You must be praying for the rooster. It is still alive and well. Have not had the energy to hunt as of yet.