Ridge gourd, also known as turai or luffa, is a versatile vegetable that can be prepared quickly. This five-minute stir-fry is an easy way to add some nutrition to your breakfast. With minimal ...

MCCANDLESS, Pa. — To most Americans, a luffa is a sponge. But to Wei Fei Chen, it’s a wonder gourd that’s fun to grow and good to eat. “You can saute or steam it with tofu, shrimp, chicken. Sometimes ...

I was recently introduced to a large zucchini-looking vegetable and asked what I thought it might be. To my surprise, it looked very much like the Luffa (or Loofa) gourd, which belongs to the ...

Kraft grows a luffa plant in her front yard in Knoxville. (Photo: Amy Smotherman Burgess) Rachel Kraft grows a luffa plant in her front yard. The gourd type plant are edible, if harvested early, or ...

The basic types of gourds are the cucurbita, or ornamental gourds; the lagenaria, or large utilitarian gourds; and the luffa, or vegetable-sponge gourds. Despite the invention of plastic, these ...