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Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg

It looks like a bitter cucumber, or as the Indians call them a karela.

It's used in curries. I slice or dice it and fry the pieces before
adding them, but if you look in any oriental cookbook you should get
other ideas.

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