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Plural: ash gourds
Language: English
Description: The ash gourd, or wax gourd, has a powdery coating on its hard, waxy, green skin which makes it look as though it has been rolled in ash. It somewhat resembles a watermelon and can grow to as large as 40 kg (85 lb). It can be cooked by steaming or stewing with other foods. It is used in India for making a crystallised sweet called petha, in Sri Lanka puhul dosi or may be pickled.
| White and green ash or wax gourds for sale in Chapman Street in Shadwell |
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Latin: Benincasa hispida
Ethnicity: South East Asian
Most frequent country: Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam
Better known as: petha
Also known as: boodedagummadikaaya, boodi kumbal kai, budeda, budugumbala, chambai pushinikkai, elevan, gummidi, kaddu, kalyana pushinikkai, kodu, kohala, koru, kumhada, kunvale, parval, petha kaddu, petha kumhada, potol, pushinikkai, safaid koru, safaid kumhada, wax gourd, winter melon
See foods and dishes: moru kuzhambu, palta pata, parval sag, petha
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