Vegetables · Food pairing guide
What goes with Winter Melon?
Mature winter melon is a large wax gourd with dense pale flesh, a hard exterior and a soft seeded centre. The working ingredient here is the trimmed white flesh. Its flavour is mild and lightly sweet, with a fresh vegetal impression before cooking. The rind and seed mass are removed from these preparations rather than treated as interchangeable edible portions.
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Pairing principles
What pairs well with Winter Melon?
Ginger, pork, shrimp and mushrooms supply aroma and savour that mild melon readily carries. Crisp water chestnut or browned tofu makes the melon's softness easier to appreciate. Give the flesh enough presence to be eaten in recognisable pieces. When using it in cakes, dumplings or grain mixtures, cook out and drain excess water before expecting starch or egg to hold the shape.
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