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NATURE & GASTRONOMY

 

 

 

  melon pears

 

China

Melon pears with a more bulbous shape and of the streaked variety. This kind is somewhat reminiscent of the crisp eggplant (fig.), which –together with the tomato– actually is a close relative.

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