Armenian cucumber

Armenian cucumber : The Armenian cucumber, which is also called Armenian melon (family of Cucurbits - Scientific name : Cucumis melo var. flexuosus), is a type of long, thin fruit that tastes like a cucumber and looks a bit like a cucumber inside. It is actually a variety of embroidered melon (Cucumis melo), a species closely related to the cucumber (Cucumis sativus). It is also known as: long-yard cucumber, snake cucumber, snake melon, gutah melon and uri melon in Japan. It should not be confused with the gourd snake (Trichosanthes spp.). The skin is very thin, light green and without bumps. He has no bitterness and fruit is almost always used without being peeled.
The Armenian cucumber has a length of approximately 30 to 36 inches (76 to 91 cm). It grows equally well on the ground or on a trellis. Armenian cucumber plants prefer to grow in full sun for most of the day. The fruit is most flavorful when it is 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm) long. Armenian cucumber Marine is sold in Middle Eastern markets under the name “pickled wild cucumber”.
History of the Armenian Cucumber: The Swedish naturalsite and explorer Fredric Hasselquist, during his travels in Asia Minor, Egypt, Cyprus and Palestine in the XNUMXth century, encountered the "Egyptian or hairy cucumber, Cucumis cat ”, which today is part of the Armenian variety. It is said by Hasselquist to be the "king of cucumbers, refreshing, sweet, strong and healthy". He also states "they still form a large part of the food of the lower class people in Egypt who serve them with meat, drink".
George E. Post, in the Hastings Dictionary of the Bible, states: "It is longer and thinner than the common cucumber, being often more than a foot long, and sometimes less than an inch thick, and pointed towards both ends.