Vegetable
Angled Luffa
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Angled luffa is the kitchen name for the ridged young gourd: turai, patola, silk squash. Peel if the ridges are tough. Bitter or seedy fruit is too old. A quick fry with mustard seed. Smooth luffa lacks the ridges.
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DalMustard Fry
Traits
NamedNot Old SeedyNot SmoothPeel RidgesQuickRidged KitchenTuraiYoung
History
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Angled luffa was the market name for the ridged eating gourd.
Diaspora groceries labelled angled luffa beside sponge gourd.
Recipes specified angled versus smooth luffa for texture.