THE CHINESE CUCURBITS - Growing Chinese Vegetables in Your Own Backyard - page 29

recipe, which might include tomatoes, chopped beef, oregano, basil, garlic, olive oil,
and minced onion (brown the beef lightly in the garlic and oil). The seeds and core can
be chopped up and added to this, just as with zucchini.
Sweet Melon
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Cucumis melo
(color photo, page x)
The sweet Asian melons, or Oriental melons, are more like what you'd expect of a mel-
on — similar to honeydews and cantaloupes but very superior melons. You'll find some
of them much easier to grow than the common varieties. If you like to grow melons,
don't miss these. Even if you've had difficulty with regular melons, give them a try.