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Trichosanthes dioica, also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent.The plant propagated vegetatively and grows with training on a support system (e.g., trellis) as pencil-thick vines (creepers) with dark-green cordate (heart-shaped) simple leaves.
Luffa acutangula is a cucurbitaceous vine that is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges.
In Tulu language, ridge gourd is known as Peere(ಪೀರೆ) and is used to prepare chutney and ajethna. [12] In both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Telugu dialects, ridge gourd is generally called beerakaya (బీరకాయ), while sponge gourd is called nethi beerakaya (సేతి బీరకాయ). It is used in making Dal, Fry, Roti ...
The shoots, tendrils, and leaves of some or possibly all species may be eaten as greens, and at least two species (serpent gourd, T. cucumerina, and pointed gourd, T. dioica) are grown commercially for their fleshy fruits used as vegetables, most popular in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
To scientific name of a plant: This is a redirect from a vernacular ("common") name to the scientific name of a plant ... Ridge gourd. Add languages ...
Saveur magazine's Todd Coleman shows you how to peel garlic in less than ten seconds. No knife necessary! Peeling the skin off garlic to get to its rich goodness can be a tedious task when ...
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia
The speed-peel technique isn't new in the grand scheme of potatoes -- this woman says that the technique can save you one month of your life -- but it may be new to you. And besides, we could all ...