Now it’s time for another exciting edition of NAME THAT PLANT!
I ran into today’s contestant at the Saturday Berkeley Farmers Market (which is, by the way, proud to be GM free, but I was with people I knew so I refrained from trying to provoke people I didn’t know).
Raw, the outer flesh tastes reminiscent of green pea pods.
That my friend is a Karella (aka Bitter Melon, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Cucumber, or Alligator Pear).
Thanks Ben. Alligator Pear … I like it.
Avocados are also called “alligator pears”. It seems to me your fruit needs an unique name.