bittergourd (ampalaya), how do you like it?
By gypsygoth
@gypsygoth (244)
Philippines
July 13, 2007 12:16am CST
in the philippines we often use it as an ingredient to some of our stirfried dishes and sometimes they pickle it up as a good side dish for fried foods. it has also been used as a therapeutic tea to lower down diabetes too.
im just wondering if any other countries use them as an ingredient for their food and how do they prepare them or what dishes do they cook with them?
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8 responses
@cutieissa (413)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
hi gypsy goth! im from the philippines too and i really dont like ampalaya that much. however when my mom stirfries it with egg and tomato, i go crazy and eat it fast! i think its the eggs that make it yummy, hehe! my mom also chooses a young ampalaya so it would be less bitter. and also its softer to bite. and you're right, its also used to lower BLOOD SUGAR levels for diabetics
@gypsygoth (244)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
ooohh i didnt know young ampalaya's are less bitter :D well i learned something new today *^^* thanks for the info
@crazypumpkin (501)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
Yes it's eaten here in my county as a vegetable. It is usually sauteed in garlic, onion and tomato and sometimes beaten egg is added too. There are other dishes where bitter gourd is added as a main ingredient. But do I eat it? the answer is NO...no make that a BIG NO!!!lol.
I really don't know how I came to hate it so much but nobody can make me eat it.
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 08
I like to eat bittergourd, though it's bitter. I didn't like it when I was young, but recently I started to like eating it, as I always have to prepare the dish for my husband, and also it's good for health. I usually fry bittergourd with garlic, or sometimes I fried with egg, make it an omelette. I do cook soup with bittergourd too.
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
I like it so much especially the pinakbet, and saute it with egg...so yummy...
@gypsygoth (244)
• Philippines
13 Jul 07
i love the one sauted with egg :D its one of the ampalaya dishes that i could eat heartily without being annoyed with the bitter taste lol
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
13 Jun 08
yes, i do. the only thing that i hate to eat was the squash
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
7 Feb 08
Well, I'm not from another country but I sure didn't like ampalaya at first. But now, I have grown to like it as much as ask for it whenever its not on our table during meals... And they've already gave medical advantages from it which makes it more encouraging for me to eat it almost anywhere it is available.. at schools, cafaterias at malls or at home if not at a friends ^_^;
