a common dish. Nepal In Nepal, in the Madheshi southern plains, preparations other than as a normal vegetable include halva and khichdi. Pakistan In Pakistan, the calabash is cultivated on a large scale as its fruit are a popular vegetable. Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, it is used in combination with rice to make a variety of milk rice, which is a popular dish in Sri Lanka. Europe Italy In Southern Italy and Sicily, a variety, Lagenaria siceraria var. longissima, called zucca da vino, zucca bottiglia, or cucuzza is grown and used in soup or along with pasta. In Sicily, mostly in the Palermo area, a traditional soup called “Minestra di Tenerumi” is made with the tender leaves of var. Longissima, peeled tomato and garlic. These young leaves are called “Tenerumi”, and Lagenaria is cultivated both professionally and in home orchards mostly for the leaves, being the fruit almost a secondary product. It is also grown by the Italian diaspora. Cultural uses Africa Hollowed-out and dried calabashes are a very typical utensil in households across West Africa. They are used to clean rice, carry water, and as food containers. Smaller sizes are used as bowls to drink palm wine. Calabashes are used in making the West African instruments like the Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀, a Yoruba instrument similar to a maraca, kora (a harp-lute), xalam/ngoni (a lute) and the goje (a traditional fiddle). They also serve as resonators underneath the balafon (West African marimba). The calabash is also used in making the shegureh (a Sierra Leonean women's rattle) and balangi (a Sierra Leonean type of balafon) musical instruments. Sometimes large calabashes are simply hollowed, dried and used as percussion instruments, especially by Fulani, Songhai, Gur-speaking and Hausa peoples. In Nigeria the calabash has been used to attempt circumventing a law requiring the wearing of a helmet on a motorcycle. In South Africa it is commonly used as a drinking vessel and a vessel for carrying food by communities, such as the Bapedi and AmaZulu. Erbore children of Ethiopia wear hats made from the calabash to protect them from the sun. South Africa's FNB Stadium, which hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is known as The Calabash as its shape takes inspiration from the calabash. The calabash is also used in the manufacture of puppets. Calabash also has a large cultural significance. In many African legends, Calabash (commonly referred to as gourds) are presented