O'A:
Eiya, ei-dutaa saai lowa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointed_gourd and
http://www.motherherbs.com/trichosanthes-dioica.html
Botanical name of 'potol' is Trichosanthes dioica.
It is one of those vegetables that I had no use for. It is mostly
seeds, like bheem kolor guti, except bheem kol tastes far better. It
was one of those dried up, miserable botanical specimens that we, as
college students were required or forced to eat, in the name of
vegetables, along with months old cabbage that long lost its green .
But somehow our 'bongali' friends loved it, it is a part of their
culinary heredity I guess.
c-da
At 7:28 PM -0500 6/20/07, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
Hi All:
Could anybody tell me what is the English name of Potol - yes, the
vegetable that is abundant during the summer(?) in Assam and $9.00 a
pound in the US :). Like any other vegetables, I was never crazy
about it but it is okay. But the hindusthani(?) name 'parowol' for
'potol' is just driving me nuts. I would rather talk about it in
English. :)
Oh, please don't think this now: 'eh, aami imaan sirius kotha paati
aasu - dex-bidexor baare-boronia rajnitir kotha-r logote`
upor-khapor kotha, eo akou aahil eta paak-ghoror xoru kotha eta loi'.
I better go home to take care of our two beautiful (I better
say, handsome before they feel insulted, but they are too beautiful
- you know what I mean, if you ever have had a dog at home) dogs.
Have a great evening, Everyone!!
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