Luffa (a gourd that can be eaten or grown into an exfoliating loofah)
Luffa (a gourd that can be eaten or grown into an exfoliating loofah)

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Luffa - Wikipedia

Luffa (a gourd that can be eaten or grown into an exfoliating loofah)
Luffa - Wikipedia
I've grown these before! Apparently you can eat them when they're small, or let them mature into what we would all recognize as a loofah. Like any vine, they need plenty of space or a good trellis.
Yes, it's a common vegetable in India.