4 天之前 · Still widely in use today in Mesoamerica, its common name in Mexican Spanish is bule or guaje. Its uses, according to the shape and size of the gourd can include: bowl, scoop, colander, ladle, spoon, shaker (maraca) and... water bottle. Liquids keep cool and fresh inside; the stopper is traditionally the end of a dried out maize (corn) cob.

2020年6月26日 · Grown in corn fields here between the stalks, they are harvested and stored in a bodega to dry. Indigenous people used the casings as practical implements like plates, bowls and water vessels. Here in Ajijic at Avant Gourd Gallery, they are lovingly carved, painted, decorated and transformed into artful shapes and creatures.

The Mexican Water Bottle Gourd in the photo is just one of many shapes and varieties manifested by the Cucumber Family member LAGENARIA SICERARIA. Despite the name, Mexican Water Bottle Gourds aren't regarded as native Mexican plants.

Gourds (widely known as Guajes from the Cucurbitaceae species) were essential in daily life of Mexico for centuries. Many kitchen utensils were made of gourds: cups (jícaras, from the Nahuatl xicalli), spoons, strainers, containers for liquids or personal belongings.

Calabash (/ ˈkæləbæʃ /; [2] Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, [3] white-flowered gourd, [4] long melon, birdhouse gourd, [5] New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, [6] and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit.

This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties (cultivars) of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis /courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma C. ficifolia C. maxima

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Grow your own Mexican water bottle gourds with our Mexican water bottle gourd seeds. These are the same high quality seeds we use for our gourds. Each pack contains 12 seeds.

Can vary in shape, but always has a bulb on the bottom and smaller bulb on top. It has a flat bottom so it stands on its bottom and a small point at the top. It stands 8 - 10 in height and averages 10 in diameter.

Chayote (previously placed in the obsolete genus Sechium), also known as christophine, mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversity available in both Mexico and Guatemala. [4]