Love ya at an arm's length" ? My feature of today - Luf-fa at an arm's length ? Errmmm...almost an arm.
While I usually call it luffa or loofah, it tags the other name of marrow squash in the supermarkets of Singapore. I have recipes, tips and more easy recipes coming up soon. Well, the only complaint I have is: marrow squash is not a very "economical" vegetable to buy (esp. when sold "by weight") since you need to peel off that tough coat (inedible) to expose the edible "softee" inside. I usually have to buy three arm-length's marrow squash to feed about two. Not worth the penny you pay for the entire vegetable but still not an expensive vegetable I must say.
Hmmm.....pinch of salt, handful of florets, sliced to finger-length, buying arm-length marrow squash. ..anymore? Do you have big concerns over recipes that calls for such description in quantity: since her finger might be longer than your finger; and your handful might be smaller than her handful?:p
Tag: marrow squash, loofah, luffa
Mom used to make curry with this, it is a real shame we don't get them here.
ReplyDeleteIs this the marrow that can be made into soup? Mum's the one that dealt with the more "exciting" vegetables so I'm not sure what to do with these. Will check back to see what you get up to with it :)
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Luffa tastes great, even just plain stir-fried!
ReplyDeleteThat is... huge. :P
ReplyDeleteeverybody in my family eats this-- I don't. This is the only thing I won't eat..
ReplyDeleteLol, thats a kool picture':)
ReplyDeleteI never cook with this before. That is a long luffa!
ReplyDeleteThe long luffa can be found here too. I used to stir fry it with prawns and egg. Very sweet taste.
ReplyDeleteLove luffa! I used to order it a lot at Shanghai style restaurants. Now I just make it at home. Restaurants don't seem to offer luffa too often now...probably due to the price.
ReplyDeleteOne of my fave veggies. I have no probs with such recipes. That's real cooking! :)
ReplyDeleteI love that marrow. lovely slightly soupy with mung bean vermicelli!!! MMMM. tq 4 visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very delicious vegetable. Sadly I can't get it here. Back home my mom used to fry it with egg or make soup.
ReplyDeleteTat is HUGE! I rarely eat this and even if I do, usually in hawker food.
ReplyDeleteThat description of how u cook it is what my grandma used to tell me too! Till I discover a pinch is more like my handful! LOL
I love this veggie. My mum used to cook this with garlic and eggs. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love it, great for soups.
ReplyDeleteMine are here and here.
That's huge! What we have here are much smaller than that.
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it's called patola in the Philippines =)
ReplyDeleteI miss eating that veggie with misuabut it's not that easy to get that here =(
I love this veggie. Happy WW.
ReplyDeleteit goes well with eggs, anchovies and prawns.
ReplyDeleteI always see this at the supermarkets but I have no idea how to cook it hehee
ReplyDeletewiffy, another easy recipe coming out pretty soon! the general direction of the above comments is correct - eggs go well with marrow squash!
ReplyDeleteIn India we call them " Turi ", and how i love these. They are extremely healthy and when i was little i was told if i ate this my hair would grow long :))
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of or seen this vegetable. I hope I can find this here.
ReplyDeleteThat's a huge luffa. There's this restaurant in Ipoh, Overseas restaurant, luffa with their home-made tofu is one of their signature dish and must admit that they've done it very well.
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