PlantFiles: Edible Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria 'Basic/Dudhi'

This is a common plant in the Indian community. Goes by the name Doodhi/(Dudhi as written above). Used in many different dishes as well. The leaves when rubbed against give a very strong odor similar to peanut butter. The vegetable has a very light fresh taste that can pick up the taste of everything around it when cooking.

This was grown by a friend , from china, --this is an open pollinated variety. -they have saved their own seed for many generations, --I will plant some of their seed next spring. I followed their instructions and peeled it then sliced it , then cut the slices into narrow shoe-string like pieces, then stir-fried it until brown but not burnt, --it was great, alone or mixed in with other vegetables---it smells a little bitter when cut, it smells like potato when cooking, --but it retains it's texture through cooking, and does not get mushy, the taste is a little biter, --but very good.