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I've done my talk on unusual veg quite few times now ( a few dozen!), it's a really popular one and one I love doing. I just love talking about all these unusual foods that my kids think are normal yet people have never heard of. In fact I love it so much that I've put together a second talk on the subject and garden clubs seem keen to have me back with that one as well!  One thing I do get a lot from it is often people telling me they've grown something from the list and didn't like. Normally it's Achochas or Cucamelons.  Each time I have the same answer - You're eating them wrong! Normally people say the skins were too tough (in the case of the Cucs) or the seeds got in the way (in the case of achochas). But both of these plants are best picked at their youngest. The cucamelons get to the size of a grape and then just stay there, skins getting harder but not growing; the achochas start to form seeds after about a day and a half with an empty cavity full o...