Chinese Okra (Luffa) in album produce

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Photo of Chinese Okra, a long, green, ribbed, cucumber-shapped vegetable

Feb 27th, 2011, by Alex Zorach

This vegetable has many names; in the U.S. and Canada it is often called Chinese okra. The plant it is from, is often called Luffa.

I have not to my knowledge eaten this plant; it looks rather unappealing to me, but I would be open to trying it in the future.