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Where do washcloths come from?

From the trees, not from the sea. What you thought of is called a sponge, but the loofahs from which washcloths are made grow on trees. They are something like a pumpkin and are considered a delicious dish in Asia.

Loofah (Luffa urgyptiaca) is a lush, fast-growing annual vine that produces beautiful yellow flowers and odd-looking fruits. They are edible while unripe and useful when fully ripe. The vine can grow up to 9 m, clinging to everything that gets in its way.

Probably native to the tropics of Africa and Asia, loofah grows in all Asian countries and is cultivated in large quantities in the USA for export to Japan.

Unripe fruits 7,5 to 15 cm long can be fried in oil whole or chopped or grated and used in soups and omelettes. Any fruit longer than 10 cm should be peeled, as the peel of the loofah becomes bitter.

If allowed to mature on the vine until the fruits turn brown and the stems turn yellow, loofah is easy to clean and can be used as a back wash, skin exfoliator, or dishwashing sponge.

Author: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

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