Friday 17 September 2010

Any Idea?

One of the lovely Ghurka wives that I teach has just given me these.  She said that they can be either eaten raw or stir fried.  They were growing on a huge climbing plant in her back garden and they have very spikey skins.  Has anyone got any idea what they actually are?

4 comments:

  1. Oh no. Fran, sorry! No clue! They look remarkably African to me though.

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  2. Not a clue here either, but very interesting looking. You'll have to let us know if you eat them and what they are like. - Margy

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  3. I don't know but the cut open one sure looks like those eyes and mandibles off the Alien doncha fink.

    Billy
    :(

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  4. Googled alien doncha fink but they definitely are not that!!! However a more helpful friend has advised that they are achocha and are grown in Peru (mountainous like Nepal). They are lovely raw, bit cucumber/pea taste and fried taste like a sweet green pepper. Apparently they are very easy to grow and will take over given half a chance. Sounds like my sort of veg, so am going to save some seeds for next year.

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