Also known as Chinese Okra, Ridge Gourd is a delicious vegetable you can grow in your backyard! It not only makes a great dish, it also has medicinal qualities. Best eaten when tender and still green.
Other names for Ridge Gourd:
Luffa – Multiple languages
mướp hương – Vietnam
Tuppadahirekayi – Karnataka, India
Dodka – Maharashtra, India
Turai – In Northern India as well as Pakistan
Jhinga or Nenua – Eastern India
Peerkangai – Tamilnadu, India
Sebot – Manipur, India
Ghiraunla – Nepal
Patola – Philippines
Chinese okra -Canada
Estropajo – Spanish
Comments are closed.