APPEARANCE 
This reminds me of a punk rock tiger fish! It is a spiky orange fruit with animal-like yellow spotting. The flesh is a gorgeous bright green that is in an amazing geometric pattern.
AROMA 
None
TEXTURE
Very gelatinous – each seed is surrounded by a little jelly sack with a very firm membrane – its not like you can bite through and get to juice. Lots and lots of edible seeds (think cucumber).
TASTE
The jelly part is a lot like a cucumber with the slightest hint of melon or kiwi or maybe lemon. The seeds are fairly neutral tasting and somewhat annoying – they aren’t easy to chew or swallow.
OVERALL
Way more fun to look at than eat in my opinion. Granted I have not yet doctored it up with sugar and poured it over ice cream but I could douse lots of things in sugar and down them with a bite of ice cream and I’m not sure that justifies eating them.
FRUIT
Kiwano/Horned Melon
VARIETY
Unknown
PEAK
Year Round
ORIGIN
Africa
GROWN
New Zealand
PURCHASED
Grocery Store
NOTES
Also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano or Kiwano melon but the best of the best names this guy goes by is a Southwestern US nickname– Blowfish Fruit!
davecito // Jan 31, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I certainly agree with your assessment of the flavor – very photogenic, not so delicious.