jade winter melon
翠玉冬瓜· cui yu dong gua
fresh
Taste & Role
🍯 Sweet
It is most often simmered in soups and braises, where its spongy flesh soaks up broth and seasonings beautifully. It can also be stir-fried, steamed, stuffed, or added to hot pots, and it holds its shape well during long cooking.
What it is
Jade winter melon is a compact variety of winter melon (wax gourd) prized for its smooth, deep jade-green skin and dense, snowy white flesh. Smaller than the classic fuzzy winter melon, it typically weighs just a few pounds and has thinner skin that is easy to peel or even eat when young. It is a staple vegetable in Chinese, especially Cantonese, home cooking.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 44 kcal
- Protein
- 1.78 g
- Total fat
- 1.26 g
- Carbs
- 7.56 g
- Fiber
- —
- Sodium
- 2 mg
USDA FoodData Central (closest standard match)
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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