While seasonal rates are moderating, key items like onions, peas, and gourds have also seen steep rises, highlighting volatility in fresh produce market.

Snake gourd is packed with moisture and helps clear heat from the body. It’s gentle on digestion and works well in a light sabzi, soup, or even juice. Perfect for days when you want something ...

Kootu This is a mild and wholesome curry made with lentils and vegetables like cabbage, spinach, or snake gourd, with coconut paste.

Sponge gourd also went up by Tk 10 to Tk 60. Snake gourd was available at Tk 50, taro stem at Tk 70–80, teasel gourd at Tk 40, taro root at Tk 90–100, drumsticks at Tk 100–120, and ridge ...

Summer brings with it a wave of heat-induced ailments that call for more nutrition and foods that have a cool potency. So, whether you are trying to lose weight, boost metabolic health or simply ...

Despite Fridays typically being busier, persistent rain led to fewer shoppers today (30 May), which helped keep prices in check ...

Among the summer vegetables, bitter gourd, pointed gourd, snake gourd, ridge gourd, and okra were selling at Tk 50 to Tk 80 per kg, while eggplant cost Tk 70 per kg. Raw papaya cost from Tk 50 to ...

Tomato and onion prices have fluctuated in vegetable markets recently. While tomato prices have risen due to rain-affected ...

Found in hot, humid areas, this nutritious plant is rich in protein—claimed to have 50% more than other veggies—and has ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...

Unconventional food plants emerge in a context where people increasingly care about living healthier. Among these plants, the snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) of Asian origin and belongs to the ...