Bitter melons may resemble cucumbers and may be called melons, but they are neither. Certainly, these long green fruits are bitter. Despite that, one bite soon leads to another: I find myself ...

Meet kachri, Rajasthan’s wild mini watermelon — tiny in size, mighty in flavour, and a secret ingredient in the desert’s most ...

Cucumber and melon diverged 4–7 million years ago, and C. sativus carries chromosome fusions that distinguish the cucumber karyotypes from those of melon (C. melo) and a more distant relative ...

Mediterranean Watermelon Salad Recipe: A quick serving of a refreshing salad with hydrating ingredients. Watermelon cubes, cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce and bell peppers drizzled with a light dressing.