PEPINO or TREE MELON
		Oval with a pointed end, lemon yellow to golden exterior with vivid purple stripes. Ripe when skin color changes to pale lemon and purple stripes are pronounced. To eat, cut into wedges like a melon, remove inedible seeds, and cut flesh from skin. Yellow flesh is soft, dense, and very juicy. Flavor and aroma are melon-like. Native to Peru.
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