Luffa sounded to me like a type of bath sponge, and I was surprised to find that it actually is. Young luffa squash look like small cucumbers and taste slightly like a zucchini – if you let the plant ...

Did you know your bathroom loofah might have grown from a plant? Unlike large plastic loofahs, natural luffas aren’t manmade at all—they’re actually made from dried gourds. That’s also how ...