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Luffa acutangula
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Luffa acutangula is the angled, ridged luffa of Indian and SE Asian markets: the usual eating species, firmer ridges, still picked young. A dal or a stir-fry. Smooth luffa is the other species.
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Angled SpeciesEating DefaultEverydayNot SmoothRidgedRidgesSouth AsiaYoung
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Angled luffa was the everyday turai/patola-type ridge gourd of South Asia.
Luffa acutangula tagged produce distinguished it from smooth luffa.