Have you heard about bitter melon ever?
It tastes “bitter” like the name was and green in color. Eating bitter melon usually can help you reduce blood sugar, cleanse the liver, detox your body, and sometimes change the taste of food.
Bitter Melon often called Bitter Gourd, Bitter Squash, Karela, has many other local names, it is a popular vegetable in my country but it originated from India in the 14th century. The plant has lobed leaves, yellow flowers, edible, bitter-tasting and cucumber-shaped with surface bumps. The unripe fruits are green and turn to yellow when it ripe. The whole plant is used, fruits, seeds, leaves, stems, even roots.
In the green or early yellowing stage of bitter melon is generally used to cook variety common dishes. Even unripe fruits may also be eaten as appetizers.
Here are 3 of popular bitter melon recipes:
APPETIZER: BITTER MELON WITH ROUSONG
Ingredients:
1. Two bitter melons
2. Ice cubes
3. Rousong: pork floss, chicken floss,… (depending on your flavor)
Procedures:
1. To prepare the bitter melon, cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds with a spoon, and cut it diagonally into thin slices. And then, soaking them in the water, sprinkling salt on the slices for 10 minutes and placing them into a colander to drain. Keeping soak them in the cold water with some ice cubes about 15 minutes to add a crunchy texture.
2. Placing some ice cubes at the bottom of a deep plate, then adding a thick layer of the bitter melon onto, and finally putting some rousong on the top.
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