Gourds
Krobonko Luffa

Ghananian gourd grown for tasty fruit (in soups/stews) & mature luffa sponges. Resembles a ridged cuke/zucchini.

About Krobonko Luffa

(Luffa acutangula). Luffa (also spelled Loofah or Loofa). This delightful Ghananian gourd is grown for both its tasty immature fruit slightly sweet and delicious in soups and stews—and its mature luffa sponges. Resembling a large cuke or zucchini with ridges, the young fruit is often used in Ghanaian kitchens in place of eggplant. Its huge vines can reach 20 feet or more; average fruit size is about 12 inches long and 2 to 3 inches across. It likes warm weather.