Did you know?: Chamwe a tasty Korean melon

Did you know?: Chamwe a tasty Korean melon

by ChiHon Kim
Stripes Korea

With its sweet tastes and rich nutrition, Korean melon (chamwe) is a beloved fruit among Koreans. Until the 1960s, the Japanese enjoyed a similar breed of chamwe melon called makuwa (or oriental melon), which is now a rare fruit due to the increase in popularity of honeydew.

 

 

 

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