20 March 2019, 19:35
Bill/OregonWho has seen this melon while hunting Namibia?
We were there in May, and I don't recall encountering the tsamma.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/f...8b&mc_eid=8e1b7aaa5620 March 2019, 19:50
Aspen Hill AdventuresVery interesting! I never saw any but wow, looks a lot like a good rattlesnake watermelon, just smaller.
20 March 2019, 23:03
Tim CarneySeen them, Bill, on a Namibian trip that included Sossusvlei. Also seen just south of Etosha pan at Byseewah Safaris. Did not look as lusicious as the illustration in your link.
Regards, Tim
20 March 2019, 23:56
Big Wonderful WyomingNo, but there is some kind of mushroom that grows in the Kalahari, that everyone got excited about and it became part of dinner.
21 March 2019, 10:36
Lhook7I have seen them. I remember telling my PH that they looked like pie melons which I used to see in southern Oklahoma. After seeing your post I googled “pie melon” and found this information:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron_melon21 March 2019, 20:07
BaxterBThe bushmen will also store water in buried empty ostrich shells. The grass they use as a stopper has some sort of natural preservative(?) that helps protect the water. Stuff is fascinating.
I saw them in Botswana. Tried one, no flavor at all.
