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Etymology. The English word calabash is loaned from Middle French calebasse, which in turn derived from Spanish calabaza meaning gourd or pumpkin. The Spanish word is of pre-Roman origin. It comes from the Iberian calapaccu, from -cal which means house or shell.
4 Δεκ 2020 · Upo, also known as bottle gourd or calabash, is a popular vegetable in many parts of the world. It is a long, cylindrical-shaped vegetable that can grow up to 60 cm in length and has a pale green color. Upo is a warm-season crop that can be grown in most tropical and subtropical regions.
15 Σεπ 2023 · The Upo vegetable, also called the ‘Bottle gourd’ or ‘Calabash’ (with the scientific name Lagenaria siceraria) is a tropical vegetable-fruit with a high carbohydrate content, eaten as a main dish, usually sauteed with pork or beef, loved by many for being budget friendly, subtle sweet and refreshing taste, and many health benefits.
Upo is a coarse vine reaching a length of several meters. Leaves are rounded, 10 to 40 centimeters wide, softly hairy on both sides, 5-angled or lobed. Flowers, white, large, solitary, and monoecious or dioecious. Petals are ovate, 3 to 4 centimeters long. Calyx is hairy, with a funnel-shaped tube.
28 Δεκ 2021 · Lagenaria siceraria is that the scientific name for upo or gourd vine. It’s a tropical vegetable with a high saccharide content extensively created. The oil from the seed kernel could also be extracted and utilised in hair care merchandise.
8 Οκτ 2024 · bottle gourd, (Lagenaria siceraria), running or climbing vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to tropical Africa but cultivated in warm climates around the world for its ornamental and useful hard-shelled fruits. The young fruits are edible and are usually cooked as a vegetable.
Upo is called a bottle gourd in English because of its elongated shape. The plant has the scientific name Lagenaria siceraria. Its fruit is a very popular vegetable in the Philippines. You can simply sauté it with ground beef to make ginisang upo, which literally means “sautéed bottlegourd.”
