<div class="field field--name-field-common-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Silk Squash (गिलके)

@ Jeannette ,this does look like Gilka.

Thank you for the links :) Is it correct that the silk squash is gilka / gilki? Then it's an egyptian luffa... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa_aegyptiaca

Thanks Meik, Stepped out from trees

Meik Meißner

Sachin, very nice spotting and tasty recipe, too. However, I think it might not fit to the "trees" mission (o;

YogeshSave

Plant suffering with yellow mosaic virus.

Emma / Jeannette here are some links for differanciat Silk Squash and Luffa 1st link called (तुरई) Turai which is also common vegetable over Indian cuisine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridged_Luffa and which link Emma had given http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archiv... is Silk Squash (गिलके) both are very different you can have idea about both from this one, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingual_list_of_edible_plants_used_in_Indian_cuisine

@ Jeannette,this one seems to have ridges.

Thanks Emma, never seen the one with smooth surface. To me they look like different fruits.

@ Jeannette, Chinese okra = silk squash = silk melon = Taiwanese okra Notes: There can either have a smooth surface or one with deep ridges. The ridged version is sometimes called angled luffa = angled loofa = angled loofah. Substitutes: zucchini http://www.foodsubs.com/Squashasian.html

@ Jeannette I am trying to see if Silk squash and Luffa is the same. What Sachin has here is Silk Squash for sure. Here is a tasty recipe, http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/category/indian-vegetables/beerakaya-netisilk-squash/ It is very interesting though that the ripe and dried Luffa is used to make Luffa Sponge.

When I search for photos I can see both yours and Luffa...

When I look it up it says its a Luffa I know that one, but it is different from yours, right?

Yes Emma, I am Gujarati, speaks Hindi, it is out national Language,

Thanks Jeannette. it is a common vegetable over Indian cuisine,

most of your spottings are from Ahemadabadh. Do you speak Hindi?