Item description for 15 Seeds Treated Shark Fin Melon Squash Seeds Gom Bo Cucurbita Ficifolia

Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has many common names in English such as the fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash and cidra. Although it is closely related to other squashes in its genus, such as the pumpkin, it shows considerable biochemical difference from them and does not hybridize readily with them.

Because of its ability to keep for a long time, the ripe fruit was taken on voyages on ships.

Fruit skin color is cream-white color with green stripes and average 6-8" long and 4 lbs in weight. When cooked the flesh become noodle-like. Asian cuisines use it in soups and is a good substitute for the shark fin in shark fin soup.

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