Photo by Karen B. Bento
Unattractive, hard, brown skin on luffa indicates its dry enough to be peeled. If it shakes like a rattle, it’s ready!
Photo by Karen B. Bento
Luffa plants produce a prolific number of leaves, which can be sautéed like spinach.
Photo by Karen B. Bento
You would not be the first person to think luffa was a sea sponge.
