Oriental pickling melon, called wolgwa (월과; 越瓜) in Korean,[1] and shirouri (シロウリ; 白瓜) in Japanese,[1] is a group of nonsweet melon cultivars used in Asian cuisines.

The melon is used as a vegetable in Asian cuisines.

In Japan, the melon is used in narazuke, a type of tsukemono, while in Korea, the melon is used as the main ingredient in wolgwa-chae, a type of japchae.

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