Fruits & Vegetables Week: RVS-8

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Vijayasankar

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Jan 4, 2011, 11:03:39 PM1/4/11
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Called as 'Bangalore Brinjal'. Commonly cultivated for its vegetable fruits.

 
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Muthu Karthick

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Jan 5, 2011, 12:38:36 AM1/5/11
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This Tropical American plant is called as 'Seema-Kathirikkai, Chow-chow' in Tamil.
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tanay bose

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Jan 5, 2011, 12:53:35 AM1/5/11
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Very common in Northeastern hills
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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 5, 2011, 1:07:55 AM1/5/11
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I knew it as Chayote squash as sold in American markets. I have seen in in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri, sold as squash but never heard the name Bengal Brinjal. Markets here in california also sell a spiny cultivar known as "Espinoda"
 

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Muthu Karthick

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Jan 5, 2011, 3:09:02 AM1/5/11
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I think this plant grows only in high altitudes.
The Tamil word, 'Seemai-kathirikai' means Country-brinjal 

tanay bose

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Jan 5, 2011, 9:06:48 AM1/5/11
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We too simply call it squash never heard of the term bengali brinjal !!
Tanay

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 5, 2011, 11:32:14 AM1/5/11
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Muthu ji
Let us say temperate climate. In California it is growing at sea level.
 
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Vijayasankar

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Jan 5, 2011, 11:57:34 AM1/5/11
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Dear Gurcharan ji and Tanay, i wrote as 'Bangalore' brinjal and not as 'Bengali' brinjal. Sorry for the confusion.
Hi Muthu, i think the word 'Seemai' in this context refers to its origin as 'non-native'. [e.g. Seemai agathi = Senna alata; Seemail mullu = Prosopis juliflora; Seemai athi = Ficus carica....all these are exotics].
 
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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 5, 2011, 1:19:14 PM1/5/11
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Sorry for confusion, Vijayasankar ji
It all arose since I have seen this fruit in Bengal markets. Would be interesting to know whether it in grown in Bangalore.
 

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Jency Samuel

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Jan 5, 2011, 2:18:23 PM1/5/11
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Yeah Muthu, I think for 'country' or native variety we say 'naattu'. ' Seemai' refers to 'foreign' ,meaning non-native.

Jency
Chennai
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Muthu Karthick

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Jan 6, 2011, 1:15:25 AM1/6/11
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 Sorry for my misunderstanding Jencyji and Vijay sir. Now am clear of the terms and the cultivar of temperate climate
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