ok, PB... i managed to find a pic of some veg.
contestant number 1 - it's "Si Gua"... Si as in silk. it's quite long n has like grooves. some veg stalls actually sell those with the skin already removed. if u wan to buy, choose the heavier ones the better. my mum will stir-fry it wif eggs and garlic.
contestant number 2 - huang gua... the recently most talked abt in here. also known as cucumber.
contestant number 3 - mao gua. the one wif short tiny hairs. i think it's called hairy marrow or sth like that in english. for this one, my mum has used to to stir-fry, as well as to cook in soup.
to stir-fry, remove the skin, cut into strips, n stir-fry wif heh bee. similar to the way the huang gua is cooked as i mentioned b4. but wif this mao gua, my mum usually would add in some dang hoon.
to cook as soup, cut into pieces, n then cook wif minced meat balls.
there is another way to cook mao gua. juz remove the skin, cut along it so each piece is like a short cylinder. then add some minced meat on top of each one n put them to steam.