Bitter melon is served and prepared in many ways and one of them is pickled bitter melon. In an attempt to make bitter melon less bitter and more melon-ish, pickling has proven to be the key where most tastes are concerned. Pickled bitter melon is perfect as appetizer or side dish. Here is how you [...]
If you have not tried bitter melon, you have not tasted the most bitter vegetable in existence yet. Even more importantly, you have not benefited from its very nutritious contents. Tasting its extremely bitter flavor is like volunteering to go through some kind of Asian rite of passage. It’s as bitter as its ugly exterior. [...]
There are many ways to cook the very nutritious bitter melon and one of the most interesting and creative recipes is the stuffed bitter melon. Traditional Asian wisdom and modern medical research prove that the charantin and polypeptide-P contents of bitter melon lower blood sugar levels. It is rich in potassium, folate, calcium, beta carotene, [...]
The bitter melon is one of the most unique fruit-vegetables you can find in gardens and vegetable markets. It is distinctly odd-looking. It looks like a regular cucumber but with hard, scaly bumps resembling rough alligator skin. You think you might get pricked while picking up a bitter melon for the first time. It’s as [...]
Bitter melon is shrouded with so many mysteries and legends primarily for its warty appearance, bitter flavor and a number of uses other than for eating. It is known and now scientifically proven to control diabetes and treat a number of illnesses including breast cancer, cholera and indigestion. While it is truly a detoxifying medicinal [...]