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The seeds have a nutty flavor and can be dried and roasted, or ground into flour. [9] Watermelon rinds may be eaten, but their unappealing flavor may be overcome by pickling, [48] sometimes eaten as a vegetable, stir-fried or stewed. [9] [56] Citrullis lanatus, variety caffer, grows wild in the Kalahari Desert, where it is known as tsamma. [9]
Semolina grains in close-up. Modern milling of wheat into flour is a process that employs grooved steel rollers. The rollers are adjusted so that the space between them is slightly narrower than the width of the wheat kernels.
A bunch can weigh 22–65 kilograms (49–143 lb). [10] The stalk ends of the fruits connect up to the rachis part of the inflorescence. Opposite the stalk end, is the blossom end, where the remnants of the flower deviate the texture from the rest of the flesh inside the peel. The fruit has been described as a "leathery berry". [11]
The modern espresso machine, invented in 1937 by Achille Gaggia, uses a pump and pressure system with water heated to 90 to 95 °C (194 to 203 °F) and forced at high pressure through a few grams of finely ground coffee in 25–30 seconds, resulting in about 25 millilitres (0.85 fl oz, two tablespoons) of liquid.
The optic cup is the white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. [1]The ratio of the size of the optic cup to the optic disc (cup-to-disc ratio, or C/D) is one measure used in the diagnosis of glaucoma.