The Gaya melon, also known as the ivory gaya, snowball, sweet snowball, ghost, dino(saur), dino(saur) egg, snow leopard, matice, matisse, sugar baby, and silver star melons, is a small to medium-sized honeydew cultivar developed originally in Japan and Korea and now grown in China, Mexico, southern California, and South America.

[1] The rind is very thin and is ivory in color with green streaking and the interior flesh is white.

The flesh is juicy and soft towards the center but crispier towards the rind.

It has been described to have a mild, sweet flavor with floral notes.

It is best kept at room temperature and cut melons will stay good in a refrigerator for up to 5 days.