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How to pick it
- Heavy for its size, pale jade flesh, thin rind, no hollow core.
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Hong Kong · May–September
Cooling · hydrating · 120 min · serves 4
Better laterThis calendar · Autumn · May to September, when winter melon is sweetest
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Easy steps
About 120 min · serves 4 · most of it is waiting







Cantonese food culture, not a diagnosis. Skip shellfish if you do not eat it. Go gently if you run very cold.
A recipe based on local seasonal ingredients.