The Mexican city is a mecca for mezcal and mole, and arguably one of the best food and drink destinations in the world.

This shallow bowl-like vessel is made from a calabash gourd and features a wide mouth so you can get your nose in close as you sip. This allows for more of your senses to experience the subtle ...

I love the traditional way of drinking it, in a dried calabash gourd. Otherwise, I go for wooden cups. Plastic or metal cups are no-nos for me — you lose that great aged-wood flavor.

Bottle gourd, also known as a calabash, lauki, or ghiya is a nutrient-intense vegetable according to Ayurveda which is an excellent source for the treatment of skin conditions, diabetes ...

The gourd was in such danger of collap­sing that he had to hammer three sticks into the ground to keep it upright. Two hours by the fire and the calabash blackened and softened to a pudding-like ...

The Pope does it. Lionel Messi does it. And so do millions of South Americans. They regularly dip their bombilla into a brew of yerba mate, traditionally contained in a calabash gourd.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates bond over yerba mate, a caffeine-rich bitter beverage that has been consumed for centuries in South America.

A gourd of yerba mate. Legend has it that the moon gifted this infusion to the Guaraní people of South America. Photo: iStockphoto. By Jasmine Garsd, The Salt at NPR Food (3/17/15). In 1616, Hernando ...