The Ugly Vegetables

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THE UGLY VEGETABLES

A stem which is hollow like a tube

“Hollow heart vegetable."

Kong Shin Tsay (kung shin zai)

A red-lined, red-rimmed vegetable.

Shiann Tsay (shen zai)

Looks like blades of grass.

JEOU TSAY (JOE ZAI)

A vegetable with flowers and edible leaves.

TORNG HAU (TUNG HOW)

Long, thin, and colored vegetable with bumps that look like a cucumber.

SHEAU HWANG GUA (SHOW HWANG GWA)

Has a spongy looking inside and it tastes best when fresh.

SY GUA (SEE GWA)

A brightly colored, bumpy, and bittersweet vegetable, "bitter melon."

KUU GUA (COO GWA)

Pale yellow gourds used for decorations.

FWO LOO FWO (FOO LOO FWO)

PICTURE REFERENCES

• http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/loWrdNVRaHxJ4PKar5xqjg?select=BgWRWhXX5wuq71oh3VVQCQ

• http://www.cherryfarms.co.uk/linchoi.html• http://infoseekchina.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html• http://news.wru.edu.vn/Web/Content.aspx?distid=2663• http://renestravels.wordpress.com/page/2/• http://teczcape.blogspot.com/2008/01/loofah-ridge-gourd-rich-god-or-fairy.html• http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/98-033.htm• http://saberpoint.blogspot.com/2011/10/gourds-holiday-photo.html