Fuzzy melon (mo gwa in Cantonese) is also known as hairy melon or gourd. While it's popular in the summer because it's considered cooling, it's usually available year-round. It's delicious in ...

Burdock and fuzzy melon soup is not a common soup cooked by Chinese housewives but it is surely a nutritious soup choice. Source: supplied by May Lee ...

In Chinese cuisine, "gwa" - usually translated as squash or melon - covers a wide variety of vegetables and fruits such as watermelon, fuzzy melon, winter melon, Chinese okra and bitter squash.