Guay Ji aka Gua Zi

• dragg

  2 Aug 07, 00:13

  is it known as egusi seeds in english?
  
  any idea if its from water melon or pumpkin?
  
  what is the name of the parrot type? in hokkien its eng go guay ji.
  
  
• dragg

  2 Aug 07, 09:02

  nobody has the answer?
  
  
• Wanda

  2 Aug 07, 09:53

  Originally posted by dragg:

  is it known as egusi seeds in english?
  
  any idea if its from water melon or pumpkin?
  
  what is the name of the parrot type? in hokkien its eng go guay ji.
  
  

  Is this the parrot type you're referring to? These are sunflower seeds.
  
  
  
  The flat, beige seeds (not in picture) are pumpkin seeds.
• dragg

  2 Aug 07, 09:56

  yes, yes.
  
  thank you.
  
  
• Wanda

  2 Aug 07, 10:06

  Egusi...whatever it is:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi
• dragg

  2 Aug 07, 10:09

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  Egusi...whatever it is:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egusi

  this looks like the red and black type chinese eat during CNY.