Rounder varieties are typically called calabash gourds. In Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador calabash gourds are used for medicinal purposes. It is served in calabash gourds. Women sewed patchwork and embroidered clothing, and carved calabash bowls. Marine field stations&colon; Hunting Caye and Calabash Caye field station. The calabash is used as a resonator in many string instruments in India. The patterns were printed using carved calabash stamps and a vegetable-based dye. Dried calabash are also used as containers for liquids, often liquors or medicines. The stamps are carved out of the bottom of a calabash piece. In India, vegetarian varieties include koftas made from potato, calabash, paneer, or banana. The hurricane made landfall near Calabash, North Carolina, destroying most waterfront dwellings. The millet beer is served in a calabash. The Baul singers of Bengal have musical instruments made out of calabash. Since he did not know her name, he referred to her as "Mrs. Calabash". The French term "calebasse", and hence the English "calabash", is based on the older Spanish.