If vegetables had a pageant, and “Miss Blandness" was a title, ash gourd would win it hands down, with lauki (bottle gourd) as the close runner-up. These are the wallflowers of the produce world ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...

Why bottle gourd in Summer? It has high water content, aids digestion, keeps you cool, and is low in calories. It improves digestion, supports weight management, and promotes heart health. Soft lauki ...

In the silence of worn-out hospitals and neglected lives, artists carry a nation’s heartbeat, but who carries them when they fall? As Zimbabwe celebrates over four decades of independence, one ...

These infused waters improve hydration while supporting gut health. Vegetables with high water content, such as cucumber, tomato, capsicum, bottle gourd, and ridge gourd, should be included in salads, ...

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May 8 at 10 a.m.: Buy a gourd and learn how to make a gourd canteen. Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m.: Learn skills to identify and track animals or humans Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m.: Black powder ...

With a long, circular neck, a body made from a hollow calabash gourd and a sound-plane of stretched goat skin, the three-stringed akonting is one of 80 lutes from West Africa that scholars have ...

Last week I was looking for fresh peas in my market in Kolkata. “Peas now?" the vegetable seller asked me with a look of surprise. “Peas are gone. It’s time for potol (parwal) now. It’s ...

“Pur Bhora Doi Potol is another delightful dish stuffed with chopped pointed gourd and potatoes and grated coconut. All are gently embraced by a subtle white gravy.” The other notable ...