What is this?

I bought this from the farmers market where it was labeled calabasas. I thought it was some kind of zucchini, but I was told it was a kind of cucumber. A cucumber with peach fuzz on the outside.

Here it is with the skin off and sliced:

Maybe it is mo qua, otherwise known as fuzzy melon or hairy gourd?

I served it raw, sprinkled with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and ground chipotle and ancho chili pepper. It was very good, like cucumber.

Here is a recipe for cooking it from Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery (who has a cookbook coming out).

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Tags: dong gua, dongwa, farmers market, fuzzy melon, mo qua, Vegetables