Random, I know... but this is a "goya" (at least that's what they call it here. From the outside it looks like a cucumber with a serious acne problem. In the inside it has soft white stuff the consistency of squash and seeds like those in a pumpkin. The taste is nothing like a cuke- very, very bitter... it just tastes GREEN. Why do I share? Well, partly because it was the feature veggie in the best veggie omelet (aforementioned goya, cherry tomatoes, onion, egg, and a slice of cheese on top) I've created (just this evening), and partly because I have nothing else that I'm dying to share. ;) Anyone seen this thing in America?
posted by jaclyn @ 5/23/2005
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Yes, I have seen it. I saw it in a Japanese market outside of Chicago called Mitsuwa, which I have visited every couple of weeks for the past two months or so. I met a guy there name Teru, who is working in the ramen restaurant. I go there with my friend Paul, who likes to look at the Japanese ladies. I like to eat the takoyaki. And I just wanted to let you know that they sell goya there.
Lots of love,
Benjamin Christian Dipman
And have you tried it? thanks for the story. Say hi to Teru and Paul for me. ;)
No. I don't like bumpy vegetables. Hey, do you know what Mitsuwa means?
Well, I would need to see the kanji.... Mitsu can be "three" and "wa" can be "peace"... but who knows if that's ballpark. only thing that comes to mind.
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