Snake Gourd

One of the most beautiful gourds to grow is the snake gourds which is also called the Chinese cucumber or the Serpent Gourd. These have green rich leaves and white flowers that bloom around the summertime. After the flowers bloom they turn into an orange long slender vegetable. These fruits can reach up to 6 feet and is grown for medicines, to eat, or for decoration. The most common places to find the snake gourd are in Asia and Australia.

The taste of the snake gourd is that of a cucumber and in included in a lot of Asian dishes.  This plant is easy to grow although it cannot be grown on the grown to grow this lovely plant you will need a fence that the vine will be able to grow on and spread out because the vines can reach over 20 feet in length. Make sure that you keep the vine sturdy also so that they will be able to hold them. Once they are about 50 days old you can either eat them or let them continue to grow so that you can harvest and decorate them.

The snake gourd, if not eaten are used to make various types of musical instruments and hollow containers. The ground rattle, shakers, banjos, and guitars are made from these. The most uses of the snake gourd are basically used in recipes around the world.

Some popular recipes for this plant are the Snake Gourd Curry, Stuffed snake Gourd, and Koota (gravy).

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