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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 10:32:12 AM
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And what can I do with it? How would I cook it?
 
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
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Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 11:04:01 AM
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Hi Kathy
Where did you purchase it from? Ask the vegetable seller.
It looks like a chinese-thai round gourd. In our culture we use this as a side vegetable dish. |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
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PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 12:43:24 PM
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Hi Kathy...did you grow it or purchase it? It does look like a green gourd to me rather than a squash.
Looks like something to hollow out and make a Bird House out of. I would let it sit in your kitchen and ripen...then decide what to do with it.
hugs,
peggy
Farmgirl #1326
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2902 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 1:56:23 PM
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I've always called those birdhouse gourds.. More for a craft than eating, but I'm sure you could probably eat it too. Just never have.
Let us know how it tastes if you go that route!! |
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
1176 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 2:15:45 PM
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Well I didn't purchase it. My neighbors grew it along our chainlink fence. The other day while I was cutting the grass, the vine fell to the ground on our side. I just left it there. They picked them when they were much smaller. We now only see 2 or 3 more on the vines.
When ever I go out in the back and the wife is out, she quickly runs away. All I do is wave hello. I believe they are Asian Indian. She sometimes wears a sorry (thats not the correct spelling)and covers her head and face and other times she dosen't. She won't talk to me. So I'm not sure if she does not speak english or if she is not allowed. Her husband talks to my husband, but its mostly just hello or good evening.
Then this morning, my daughter went out to toss some old bread in the yard for the birds, she picked it up and left it on the kitchen table. Her thoughts are that its our fence that they are using as a trelles and it was on our property, so she feels it was ok to just being it in.
The skin is very smooth. Almost like a honeydue mellon. But when they were smaller, they were a little fuzzy. I tryed to google it but could not find anything that looked like it. We went to the asin market earlier today, but they did not have any either. I guess I will let it sit for a while and just hope it does not rot.
Annie, If we were to eat it, how do you think I should cook it??
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 4:18:20 PM
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I think if you say Asian Indian they might be from Indonesia, Thai or etc. Yes, some asian are quite shy.
I see the brown spot it is meaning it is aging and it will turn to be mushy.
I just google for more information. In Thai it is called: Round Gourd or Nam Taw Luuk Glom...
In our culture our gourd/melon is much much bigger and we have different types.
We cut the top & bottom. Use a peeler and peel the skin (if you say it is fuzzy when it was blooming it is definitely an asian vegetable (it comes in different sizes/shapes...). Before you cut it I will scrub the white part (similar in scrubbing a cucumber?), cut in length wise and if it is thick seeds scoop the seeds out, if it is thin seeds you can cut whatever way you want or cubes (make sure the size is consistent). You can make a soup or side dish it is up to you. If you want a soup you can have any soup base, boil it until it is translucent (usually & depending) how thick it is will be ready to eat within 15-20 minutes, you can add beef, chicken, pork anything.
For side dish: boil, you can saute it with any oil, add some seasoning of your choice and you can eat it or if you want to put the gourd into the frying pan it is good if you add some water to it so it can boil for a moment. Some people like it crunchy vegetable while others like it soft.
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 05:17:52 AM
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I agree with the other girls looks like some type of gourd to me. Don't think I would cook it my self. Unless I was really, really hungry! LOL. I think I would try drying it out.
Seize The Day!
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monique
True Blue Farmgirl
165 Posts
monique
lepelstraat
noord brabant
Netherlands
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 05:45:54 AM
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I also say that you can hollow it out and make it into a birdhouse. I used to work at a big garden center here and I gave workshops iin making flower arrangements and one time we also did a birthhouse on such a gourd.or you can dry it , still have the seeds in it and make a beautiful painting on it.It can last a lifetime when properly dried.
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 05:55:08 AM
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Annie,
Thank you. I will let my daughter know. She is the "cook" and loves to try new and different things. If we like it, I will save the seeds a grow one or two plants myself next year. We are planning on doing more then just a patio garden next year.
Thanks so much for all the information ladies!
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Melina
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 09:02:10 AM
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Personally, I would set it back on the neighbor's side of the fence. They obviously grew it because they wanted it. Yes, they should have said something about sharing the fence, but...
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 12:17:49 PM
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| You're very welcome Kathy. Its always good to try something out to eat and if you don't like it you can always trash it. |
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upnorthgirl
Farmgirl in Training
35 Posts
Sharon
St. Germain
WI
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2011 : 5:42:31 PM
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Very different, please let us know how it tastes.....
Sharon
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