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The oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) is a group of Cucumis melo cultivars that are produced in East Asia. [1] [2] Phylogenetic studies tracing the genetic lineage of the plant suggest that it may have originated in eastern India, having then spread to China over the Silk Road, from which it was introduced to Korea and Japan.
Oriental pickling melon, called wolgwa (월과; 越瓜) in Korean, [1] and shirouri (シロウリ; 白瓜) in Japanese, [1] is a group of nonsweet melon cultivars used in Asian cuisines. The melon is used as a vegetable in Asian cuisines .
In modern South Korea, aehobak has largely replaced oriental pickling melon for making the dish, due to the latter vegetable's rarity. [1] Sometimes, cucumber or eggplant are used instead. [ 2 ] Other common ingredients include beef , shiitake or oyster mushrooms , and chapssal - bukkumi (pan-fried glutinous rice cake).
Harvesting hami melon at Hami in 1965 Hami melons at a market in Urumqi. Hami melon is an umbrella term for sweet melon varieties from Xinjiang, China, especially from Hami. This fruit is also referred to as the Chinese Hami melon or the snow melon. The outer color is generally white through pink or yellow through green.
The fruit is commonly referred to in Chinese as chi qua (simplified Chinese: 节瓜; traditional Chinese: 節瓜; pinyin: jiéguā; Jyutping: zit3 gwaa1), but can also be referred to as moa qua or moa gua (Chinese: 毛瓜; pinyin: máoguā; Jyutping: mou4 gwaa1; lit. 'hairy gourd').
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The cultivar common in China is 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long, oblong with bluntly tapering ends and pale green in colour, with a gently undulating, warty surface. The bitter melon more typical of India has a narrower shape with pointed ends and a surface covered with jagged, triangular "teeth" and ridges. It is green to white in colour.