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Coccinia grandis, the ivy gourd, also known as scarlet gourd, [2] is a tropical vine.It grows primarily in tropical climates and is commonly found in the Indian states where it forms a part of the local cuisine.
Indian vegetable markets and grocery stores get their wholesale supplies from suppliers belonging to various regions/ethnicities from all over India and elsewhere, and the food suppliers/packagers mostly use sub-ethnic, region-specific item/ingredient names on the respective signs/labels used to identify specific vegetables, fruits, grains and ...
Myrica esculenta is a evergreen tree of medium height, about 6 to 8 m (20 to 26 ft) tall. The yellow bark is soft and brittle. Its leaves are conjoint, 30–60 cm (1–2 ft) feet long, and has leaflets in pairs of 6 to 9 and it has a width of 19 mm (0.75 in).
Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, [3] is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. [2]
Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd [2] or teasle gourd and also known as bristly balsam pear, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family.
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Gundruk is obtained from the fermentation of leafy vegetables (saag; Nepali: साग). It is served as a side dish with the main meal and is also used as an appetizer. Gundruk is an important source of minerals, particularly during the off-season when the diet consists of mostly starchy tubers and maize, which tend to be low in minerals. [2]
The name arracacha (or racacha) was borrowed into Spanish from Quechua raqacha, [2] and is used in the Andean region. The plant is also called apio or apio criollo (" Creole celery ") in Venezuela, apio in Puerto Rico , zanahoria blanca ("white carrot") in Ecuador , and virraca in Peru .