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Odd looking vegetable in Chinatown

I bought something that looks like a handlbar moustache in Chinatown. It is black and very hard shelled. What is it and how do you cook and eat it?

By Nywoman on Oct 6, 2009 01:17 PM

Looks to be a Water Caltrop. Serendipity as I just had read this blog entry last night or never would have known.
http://blog.elementsprinceton.com/?p=689
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By Diatrive on Oct 6, 2009 02:11 PM
1. re: Diatrive
  Form of a water chestnut. See growing on vine in my picture attached.
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  By DallasDude on Oct 6, 2009 02:26 PM
I though it was a either a false moustache or a petrified bat. One lives and learns.
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By Paulustrious on Oct 7, 2009 03:32 PM