The “Name that Veggie” game
September 20, 2011
Earlier this evening I harvested these for dinner tomorrow.
What are they?
Hint 1
Family is Cucurbitaceae
Hint 2
Botanical name includes “aegyptiaca”
(Hint 2 practically gives it away doesn’t it?)
Soup? Stir fry?
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Outtake:
(Don’t look at the tags, ok?)
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The luffa, loofah, or lufah (from Arabic ŁŁŁ) are tropical and subtropical vines comprising the genus Luffa, the only genus of the subtribe Luffinae of the plant family Cucurbitaceae. The fruit of at least two species, Luffa acutangula and Luffa aegyptiaca (Luffa cylindrica), is grown, harvested before maturity, and eaten as a vegetable, popular in Asia and Africa.
The ripe, dried fruit is also the source of the loofah or plant sponge. Luffas are also used to make the soles of beach sandals.
Did I get it?
EGG-ZACHRY!