"I entered upon Anas bin Malik while he was eating gourd, and he was saying: 'O you tree! I do not like you but because of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked you.'" He said: There is something on this topic from Hakim bin Jarir, from his father.  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ الْقَرْعَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا لَكِ شَجَرَةً مَا أُحِبُّكِ إِلاَّ لِحُبِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِيَّاكِ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taking from the sides around the dish - meaning the gourd. Since then I still like it."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَتَبَّعُ فِي الصَّحْفَةِ يَعْنِي الدُّبَّاءَ فَلاَ أَزَالُ أُحِبُّهُ