winter melon
Asian soup vegetable
Winter melon is a large, mild-flavored gourd with pale green flesh and a waxy white coating on its rind.
Common in East and Southeast Asian cuisines, it's typically used in soups and stews, absorbing the flavors of broths and seasonings.
Despite its name, it's harvested in summer but stores well through winter: The soup had chunks of tender winter melon.
Cooked liquid dish
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- braiseSear, then slow-simmer
- steamedHeated by vapor
filling · dumplings · stir-fry · sliced · chunks · boiled · savory · bland
Losing thermal energy
- detoxSubstance removal process
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices
yin · hydrating · fiber · alkaline · nutritious · healthful · Ayurveda · low-calorie
Hard-shelled decorative fruit
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- cucurbitGourd family plant
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
tendril · rind · fleshy · edible · oblong · waxy · climbing · sprawling
Food traditions from Asia's largest nation
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
- IndianPerson from either continent
Filipino · Thai · Indonesian · soup base · festival food · home cooking · regional · authentic
soup
Cooked liquid dish
steamed · filling · dumplings · stir-fry · sliced · chunks · boiled · savory · bland · spongy
cooling
Losing thermal energy
traditional medicine · yin · hydrating · fiber · alkaline · nutritious · healthful · Ayurveda · low-calorie · anti-inflammatory
gourd
Hard-shelled decorative fruit
seed · tendril · rind · fleshy · edible · oblong · waxy · climbing · sprawling · large
Chinese cuisine
Food traditions from Asia's largest nation
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
Indian · Filipino · Thai · Indonesian · soup base · festival food · home cooking · regional · authentic · hawker
subtle
Not immediately obvious
neutral · light · refreshing · clean · gentle · understated · soft · nuanced · absorbent · versatile
- winter melon
- Cucurbitssquash, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini, gourd
- Asian producebok choy, napa cabbage, daikon, shiitake, water chestnut
- Asian vegetablesbok choy, Chinese broccoli, Chinese cabbage, napa cabbage, pak choi
- fruitsstrawberries, cherry, cherries, mango, peaches
- melonscantaloupe, honeydew, muskmelon, casaba
winter meloncantaloupe
Orange-fleshed melon variety
honeydew · bitter melon · muskmelon · honeydew melon · watermelon
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