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Gourds, Melons & Squash
Asian gourds, melons and squash — bitter gourd, wax gourd, luffa, snake gourd, pumpkin, watermelon and more.
15 videos

Winter Melon: The Waxy Gourd That Soaks Up Broth

Watermelon Rind Cooks Into a Thai Sour Curry

Tomato: Cook It in Oil to Absorb More Lycopene

Angled Luffa: The Vegetable That Becomes a Loofah

Bitter Gourd Performed No Better Than a Sugar Pill

Bottle Gourd: Why You Taste a Raw Sliver First

Chayote: Fruit, Shoots, Leaves and Root Are Edible

Cucumber Peel Holds Most of Its Vitamin K

A Concentrated Form of Ivy Gourd Lowered Glucose Once

Long Eggplant Peel: The Nasunin Pigment Inside

Thai Round Eggplant: Same Species as Purple

Pea Eggplant Protected Kidneys in Rats

Thai Pumpkin Packs Lutein and Zeaxanthin

Snake Gourd: The Five-Foot Thai Vine Vegetable

Thai Muskmelon: The Melon Chilled In Coconut Milk