Q. Chow-chow, which belongs to the gourd family, originated from which country?
Answer:
Mexico
Notes: Chow-chow belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It originated from Mexico, which hosts the largest number of wild relatives of chow-chow like S compositum, S hintonii and S tacaco.
The plant arrived in India in the late 1800s with Welsh missionaries, who brought the gourd to Mizoram.