https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-252769 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:39:15 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-252769 Angel, Thanks for the info!

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-252760 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:56:08 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-252760 I know this melon. In Korea, this is called Chamoe (Pronounced Chum o way). You will find seeds online under the name Silverline melon.

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-190131 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:46:45 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-190131 I am doing a paper on Korean melon and can”t find much like recipes or history

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-162 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:34:58 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060130/korean-melon#comment-162 […] If you’ve been reading along, you’ve met the other two important ingredients, my bizarre cucumber and Korean melon (on the left in the photo, more details by clicking on the links). The word salsa here just simply means sauce, so I’m using it more in the sense that we gringos do. When I was growing up I’m not sure that salsa existed in our world of awareness. It first came to light probably either through Taco Bell (remember when they only had one “mild” hot sauce and it actually seemed spicy?) or perhaps in a jar from El Paso foods, used to make nachos at home. Gradually it became part of the vocabulary and meant a pureed red or green hot sauce. Somewhere down the line it became ubiquitous in the American restaurant world in the form of some sort of mix of chopped fruits or vegetables, flavored with hot peppers and herbs, and served alongside some sort of meat. I’m using it in that sense. […]

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