German melon ? (ドイツうり) pickles

German melon (ドイツうり) sounded strange. I surfed a bit on the web and found this cultivar is native to Sasayama. Why German? One article says that people tended to name things with some exotic foreign hints during some period. Still it sounds wired.

I found an article online and tried out pickling this. I sliced the German melon, sprinkled salt, placed them in a bowl together with a piece of こんぶ (kombu) and left it for a night.

My wife liked the pickle. I found it a bit wired because the pickle had a hint of melon. My daughter does not eat green colored-veggies as usual...