Above: first meeting between long-lost cousins, featuring Vasuki. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trichosanthes cucumerina (Cucumerina? If anyone needs a cucurbit-themed drag name…..) COMMON NAMES: snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal. Some varieties of calabash with skinny, twisty fruits may be called “snake gourds” as well, but Trichosanthes is snakier. ORIGIN: Found wild throughout southern Asia, the Pacific Islands … Continue reading The Gourd Files, Vol. 1: Snake Gourd
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