The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, also known as opo squash, or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe....
Bitter gourd often called bitter melon, or bitter squash in English, has many other local names sucha as karavella from Sanskrit. The vegetable is very low in calories. Its pods are rich in phytonutrients like dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins and...