Many people unfortunately don’t like the gourds. While bitter gourd or karela has a special place on the dislike list, it is not different for bottle gourd or lauki, and snake gourd, doesn’t even get ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ranjani Fleming has a vegetable Staten Islanders would love to get their hands on: Snake gourd. In fact, many a resident could wrap their hands around it if they actually found ...

COURTESY MITTIE KELLY The vegetable called viper or snake gourd can grow to 5 feet long and resembles a swollen long bean or a snake. It is called Trichosanthes anguina by scientists and is in the ...

Among Gardeners in Community Development's more unusual offerings: snake gourds, which you cook like squash. At White Rock Good Local Market. (Kim Pierce / Special Contributor) The collection of tents ...

I picked up a packet of gourd seeds last spring with the thought that some of the little, colorful things would look great in my fall décor. I imagined tucking them into nooks near pumpkins, by straw ...

Lucknow: A study conducted by the Lucknow University research team has scientifically validated the age-old wisdom that food, including staple vegetables, can indeed be medicinal. "This is more than ...

Gourds are plentiful in the autumn -- you'll find them at farm stands, garden centers and grocery stores. Don’t toss your gourds at the end of the season, dry them instead. Dried gourds weigh a few ...

Q. What is the difference between squash, pumpkins, and gourds? Are some gourds edible? Squash (both winter and summer types), pumpkins, and gourds are members of the cucurbit family (as are cucumbers ...