Wax gourd is mainly produced in summer, so it is named because when the melon is ripe, there is a layer of white powder on the surface, just like frost in winter, which is also the reason. Wax gourd is also called white melon.

Wax gourd is an annual herb in Cucurbitaceae. Originated in southern China and India, it is cultivated in all parts of China, and the main supply season is summer and autumn.

Wax gourd, the fruit is round, oblate or oblong, with different causal species, ranging from a few kilograms to dozens of kilograms; The skin is green, and most varieties of mature fruits have white powder on the surface; The flesh is thick, white, loose and juicy, and light in taste. It can be eaten by both young and old melons.

When I was a child, I was particularly envious when I saw other people cooking pickles with ginger. I hoped my mother would make some pickles with it, too. Every time my mother told me that all kinds of vegetables grown in my garden could not be eaten, so I still had time to eat wild vegetables, so in my memory, my mother never cooked them once. However, I have always remembered the taste of foreign ginger. In recent years, with the gradual improvement of people's living standards and more and more attention to healthy eating and living habits, many uncommon rural ingredients have gradually entered our table, and foreign ginger is one of them.