Quest to eat more vegetables.
Mar. 1st, 2014 10:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ghoti_mhic_uaitIn a quest to eat more vegetables and generally feel healthier, I've been following a thirteen step plan. Yesterday's step was to eat a vegetable I hadn't tried before, which is remarkable difficult. But I took me to the local Asian grocers and picked a thing, which looked like a cross between a cucumber and a star fruit. Sadly the inside is circular so no awesome star shaped slices.
On some investigation, it turned out the label it was with, 'turia' is a less common name for the veg than ridged skin luffa, so I found some recipes including this bhaji recipe. The vegetable soaks up flavours like a loofah, which is partly the reason for the name, and has a great texture. I might buy again, but that was a bit too hot for me so if I make that recipe again, I'll use fewer spices.
On some investigation, it turned out the label it was with, 'turia' is a less common name for the veg than ridged skin luffa, so I found some recipes including this bhaji recipe. The vegetable soaks up flavours like a loofah, which is partly the reason for the name, and has a great texture. I might buy again, but that was a bit too hot for me so if I make that recipe again, I'll use fewer spices.
