[Assam] JIKA AND BHAT KERELA

[Chan Mahanta]

O'K:

Aubergine is French for 'bengena'(ass.), berenzena(sp.) ,  
brinjal( eng.), eggplant ( eng.)

Jika is  RIDGED LUFFA ( LUFFA ACUTANGULA )

Bhaat Kerela is : Momordica foetida. Don't know English name.

Related variety:  Potol is Ivy gourd ( Coccinia grandis)

Tita kerela is Momordica charantia or bitter melon, bitter gourd.

Iti twmar,

so-ko





On May 27, 2010, at 6:28 PM, kamal deka wrote:

> I know, the English equivalent of ' bengena ' is brinjal or
> egg-plant.What is ' aubergine '? Do they belong to the same family of
> brinjal ?
> With respect to 'jika ' and ' bhat kerela ',what will be the correct
> English correspondence to these common vegetables ? Are they ' ridge
> gourd ' and ' teasel gourd ' for jika and bhat kerela respectively?
> Could anyone shed some light on this ?
> KJD
>
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