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[[Image:whole melon.jpg|thumb|300px|A Hami melon]]
[[Image:cut melon.jpg|thumb|300px|A cut Hami melon]]
The '''Hami melon''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 哈密瓜; [[pinyin]]: Hāmì guā) is a type of [[muskmelon]], originally from [[Kumul|Hami]], [[Xinjiang]]. It is also referred to as the '''Chinese Hami melon'''. A generic term that can be applied is "snow melon". The outer color is generally white through pink or yellow through green. The inside flesh is sweet and crisp.
In Mandarin, "Hami Gua" can also be used to refer to [[cantaloupe]]
==References==
*[http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/NWREC/melon.html Oregon State]
*[http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22024.htm China Culture]
[[Category:Melons]]
[[Image:cut melon.jpg|thumb|300px|A cut Hami melon]]
The '''Hami melon''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 哈密瓜; [[pinyin]]: Hāmì guā) is a type of [[muskmelon]], originally from [[Kumul|Hami]], [[Xinjiang]]. It is also referred to as the '''Chinese Hami melon'''. A generic term that can be applied is "snow melon". The outer color is generally white through pink or yellow through green. The inside flesh is sweet and crisp.
In Mandarin, "Hami Gua" can also be used to refer to [[cantaloupe]]
==References==
*[http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/NWREC/melon.html Oregon State]
*[http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22024.htm China Culture]
[[Category:Melons]]