Name: Sponge Gourd - Organic / HKORC Certified Farm / Per 3 Piece (Around 1000g)
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Sponge Gourd - Organic / HKORC Certified Farm / Per 3 Piece (Around 1000g)

Luffa aegyptiaca, the sponge gourd,[2] Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.

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Culinary

The young fruit is eaten as a vegetable and is commonly grown for that purpose in tropical Asia. The young shoots, flowers and leaves can be cooked, and the mature seeds can be roasted for consumption.

Sponge

Unlike the young fruit, the fully ripened fruit is strongly fibrous and inedible, and is used to make scrubbing bath sponges. Due to the use as a scrubbing sponge, it is also known by the common names dishrag gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, and vegetable-sponge. It is also called smooth luffa to distinguish it from the ridged luffa (Luffa acutangula), which is used for the same purposes.

スイカ（学名：*Benincasa hispida*）は、ウリ科スイカ属*Benincasa*に属する一年草の蔓性植物です。「白瓜」「毛瓜」「枕瓜」とも呼ばれます。果実は長楕円形の円筒形で、細かい毛に覆われています。熟すと外皮は濃い緑色になり、白い粉で覆われます。果肉は厚く、雪のように白く、ジューシーで甘く、柔らかい食感です。東南アジア原産で、耐暑性と耐湿性に優れ、台湾、中国南部、東南アジアでは夏季に多く見られます。豚バラ肉のスープ、炒め物、メロンボウル、甘いスープなど、様々な調理法で楽しめます。水分、ビタミンC、カリウムが豊富で、清涼作用があり、熱をとったり、喉の渇きを癒したり、唾液の分泌を促進したりする効果があるので、夏に最適な野菜です。

This type of melon is like a cucumber which can be eaten raw.

The new variety of loofah is short and round in shape like an apple, so it is named as apple loofah. It tastes crunchy and sweeter than ordinary loofah. It is not only popular in the market, but also very expensive. high.

Introduction in Taiwan

https://youtu.be/NEX_1gvTy28

vegetable nutrition

Fruit Loofah is rich in vitamins, minerals, and ascorbic acid.

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Tender, the shape of the melon is correct, the color is good, the fruit surface is hairy, the color is green, the flesh is tender, the grooves are shallow, the size of the fruit body is uniform, and there is no pest and other damage. Grade 1: The melon shape is normal, the color is green, the fruit surface is hairy, the flesh is young and tender, the fruit body is uniform, and there is no serious pest and other damage.

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No need to refrigerate for storage.

Suggested recipes

Apple Loofah and Avocado with Diced Tomatoes

Steamed Egg with Apple Loofah Dried Mushroom

Harvest season : August to November

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Cantonese Dietary Recipe :

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