Bottle Gourds or locally known as Upo is a very common vegetable in the Philippines. This kind of vegetable comes in different shapes and sizes. Here are different terms for gourds.
- Opo, Calabash (U.S.)
- Dudhi, Lauki, Sorakaya (India)
- Yugao, Kampyo (Japan)
- Po gua (Canton)
- Kwa kawa, Hu gua (China)
- Upo (Filipino)
- Cucuzzi, Cucuzza (Italy)
- Bau (Vietnam)
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| Thanks to Ate Agnes and Mommy Norie for sharing their Garden harvest to us! |
Never heard of it...is it like a squash?
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
wow sis, the one rye is holding is so long! where did you buy that?
ReplyDeleteI usually stay away from them !! but the kids do seem to love it
ReplyDeleteHi Mai, a friend of mine gave those to us.
ReplyDelete@Leslie, yep, I think this belongs to the family of squash.
looks like a squash - not familiar.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
A new one on me, they look very interesting. Take care Diane
ReplyDeleteFun post for 'U' for ABC ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^
ReplyDeletethose are huge..penge nang isang slice sis...ehehee!
ReplyDeletesmiling big time at the kids playing with their favorite vegetable! hmmmm the thought of sardines with "Upo" has made me hungry here!!!
ReplyDeleteWow that's huge! Want to try that someday :)
ReplyDeleteoh how i miss eating upo, though i have seen one here in one of the asian market but i never bother buying it because i don't know how to cook them. hehehe
ReplyDeleteoh my! those were longer than usual hehehhehe. I love upo especially when you saute it with ground beef
ReplyDeletewow! haba naman nyan sis.. good to know your kids love it..
ReplyDeleteSis Rose, those are long upo :-) I love to mix it with meat...yum and nutrish too :-) I have not see any upo here :-( not even in Asian store :-(
ReplyDeleteWow sobrang haba at laki naman ng mga upo mare! Sarap sa stir-fry yan.
ReplyDeleteUpo is really quite versatile in terms of cooking and food preparation.
ReplyDeleteHow big!!! It's my first time to see upos that long . I love the photos of your kids and I am glad they like that veggie!
ReplyDeleteOh OMG first time seeing those humongous opo!! :))
ReplyDeleteWhere in the world did you get those, mommy Rose? They are so long. I want to plant some in our garden next gardening season. I too love this in soup or sauteeing in sardines. hehehe.. Pinoy na pinoy talaga. In soup it is so good because it has that sweet taste to it. :) Love veggies!
ReplyDeleteHahaha MommyA, my friends here gave those to me.
ReplyDeleteAt ang laki ng upo niyo! Ilang ginisang gulay ang naluto niyo diyan? O miswa?
ReplyDeleteOh, pwede ba yan sa miswa? I actually freeze some of it as I couldn't cook them all.
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