Plural of cassaba; a type of melon with a ridged, yellow skin and sweet, creamy flesh that keeps well in storage.
From Kasaba (Cassaba), a city in Turkey (modern Turgutlu), famous for growing this particular melon variety. The fruit is named after its place of origin, following the pattern of many other geographical foods.
Cassabas are one of the few melons that actually get better at storing if picked slightly unripe—grocers call it a 'winter melon,' making it one of the only fruits that improved in flavor weeks after harvest, a total reversal of how we usually think about fruit ripening.
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