Moui: モーウィ (赤毛瓜)

モーウィ, or in kanji 赤毛瓜

This can be romanized a few ways: moui or mo-i, I think are most common. Moui known in English as Chinese cucumber, red gourd, or just yellow cucumber. It looks just like a giant yellow-orange cucumber. It is a pretty common summer vegetable here in Okinawa, and since it is getting cheap in the markets, I will probably make some pickles from it.

It pretty much tastes and looks like a large yellow cucumber. It can be eaten plain, pickled, added to salads, or even cooked in soups. There are some Okinawan recipes for using it in side dishes.

Click for a pickles recipe using moui on this page. Perhaps later I will add in some other recipes from local friends.

 

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