EATING OUR FIRST SNAKE GOURD EVER
This is where you find out if something was a good idea to grow or not.
Trying new things can be risky enough, but growing new things in your garden requires a lot more effort, and if the new fruit or vegetable doesn't taste good, then you realize that you just wasted a lot of time, effort, energy, and space. So, how'd this one turn out?
THE TASTE-TEST VIDEO - FROM HARVEST TO TABLE
GET OUT OF THE GARDEN AND INTO MY BELLY!
With the help of my trusty @little-peppers, I raided the garden the other night. Our first Snake Gourd was finally a good eating size and we were excited to give it a try. The video above shows the whole process from garden, to stove, to plate, to belly, but this photo version with still give you a "taste" for it. We also grabbed some Swiss Chard, Kale, Cherry Tomatoes, and Chives for the stir fry, plus ripe Cucumber to enjoy on the side.
After washing and chopping the vegetables, we got some butter simmering in a pan. The gourd was cooked first since it was the thickest and meatiest, and then the other fresh garden foods. At this point, all we knew was that it looked good. We hoped that it would be tasting good as well.
@Mama-pepper had prepared some venison to add to the dish from a deer that I harvested last year. A lot of what we are up to in life is brand new for us, but we are enjoying trying new things, like these Snake Gourds! As you can see in the video, everyone loved the stir fry and we are so glad that we tried growing some Snake Gourds this year. Personally, I think that they tasted a lot like the little corn cobs that show up in stir fry mixes.
Our fresh cucumber on the side was excellent too, and we topped it off with some Smoked Salt from @mericanhomestead! It was a wonderful meal and a lot of fun. Have any of you ever tried eating a Snake Gourd? If so, what did you think? We loved it!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-this-totally-being-worth-growing
Until next time…
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Looks so tasty and healthy for sure.
Oh yeah! Totally!
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There is always a risk attached to doing new things. But the joy of getting a positive result cannot be expressed.
Congrats on getting the job done. Enjoy your meal
Thank you! It was a wonderful meal indeed!
wow! this is wonderful.
So good to see how the garden snake gourd was perfectly prepared.
indeed I have learnt a whole lot right from it preparation.
I love those smiles on the faces of the litle papa-papper.lol
This is a great one sir
@papa-pepper until you posted about snake gourds a week ago I never even knew they existed until then. You can live your entire life and still not know about many many things................
Yeah, we are learning new things every day too!
The dish looks great, wish I could have a taste of it.
This is really awesome @papa-pepper, You just thought me something new today, Snake Gourds!
I must say, you really made it quite alright, thumbs up
Interesting, I never even heard of snake gourds before. I'm always learning something new from your blog! :)
Hi. It is an excellent experiment for the garden, the table and life. We should always take some time to get out of our comfort zone and try something new. That plate of vegetables looks extraordinarily appetizing.
this is very cool, all the results of your hard work can already be utilized and bring very perfect results.
Your cuisine is surely it tastes good enough.