Horned Melon

Looks interesting. Let's buy it and take it home.
Manoa Safeway's purchase price, $4.99

Certainly looks interesting.
The scent is very light and faintly sweet.
It cut clean with none of the green "jelly" oozing out.
I shoveled a spoonful out and put it into my mouth.

Looks like somebody spilled green tomato seeds, doesn't it?
The texture agrees.
The taste was light and crisp, though faintly sweet.

Each seed comes in it's own jell sack. Suck the seed out and eat the jell sack, or eat it seed and all (though the seeds are a bit bitter). A lot of work goes into eating this fruit, so unless one falls in love with it instantly -- which we did not -- it is probably only a one time experience.

We never finished ours. In fact, I pitched the left overs off the balcony. The peacocks loved them.

Star Fruit

Scientists call it Carambola. To the rest of us it is known as Star Fruit, and it is easy to see why. Star Fruit is sweet, yet tart and very crisp in texture. It ripens from green to yellow, but can be eaten in either state.

Because they are members of the family Oxalidaceae, and therefore a source of oxalic acid, Star Fruit should be eaten in moderation. Persons with kidney disorders should not eat them at all.

They do make a lovely garnish, however.