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? Found in a Supermarket on Curaçao

The answer is…kòmkòmber chiki, a.k.a. cucumber native to Curaçao. This name is Papiamentu, the local language of Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire, and this fruit is often stewed with chicken, pork, braised goat meat, and even iguana meat. Select this link for a recipe (scroll a little more than half way down the page).

n.b. This version of cucumber is not like the cucumber used in salads. A good substitute would be green papaya or green beans.

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