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[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Bottle gourds are still eaten pretty regularly in India, and I suspect, other parts of the world too.

Yep, I just checked Wikipedia, and yes, tons of purple around the world still eat it.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

tons of purple around the world still eat it.

I wonder what the other colors eat.

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

The blues eat away at my life.

I was surprised to see them called inedible. The young gourds are tender and taste like squash.