Do you love eating Ampalaya?

No, I have never eaten amapalaya but I see it all the time at the Chinese store where I shop for vegetables. How do you cook it ? does the bitter flavour go away during the cooking process? What health benefits does it have and what is mongo? I can't ask anybody at the Chinese store because the staff barely speaks English.

ampalaya cooked in coco milk with sili... wow! ampalaya con carne... ampalaya with egg... ampalaya with sitaw...

I have never heard of this melon. But I will admit that the name of it is kind of snazzy and sounds cool! I don't know if I'd like it, but if I ever see it in the market I'll be sure to get some to test!

Actually ampalaya is one of my favorite filipino vegetables,the dishes that i like with ampalaya is the pinakbet and cooked with eggs, onions and tomatoes. And i like it every breakfast. Pinakbet for lunch, it delicious, nutritous and cheap. Happy posting.

I like eating ampalaya but depends on how it is cooked. Coz i've experience eating ampalaya prepared by a friend of mine, I told her Am so sorry coz it reall taste awful but if my mom prepared it for sure I almost eat everything that she had prepared.

how many times i tried to eat ampalaya, but my teeth did not convince to chew it, maybe it is because of its bitter taste, until now, ill keep on convincing myself to eat ampalaya, i remembered once my mom dare me to eat ampalaya, she prepared with the softdrinks beside it, but, when im going to shoot it in my mouth, my face becomes very hard to draw,

I do eat Ampalaya but I am not fond of eating it though. I can tolerate eating it now that I am an adult but if I can chose my food Ampalaya would not be included in the menu. I do agree that these vegetable is really nutritious. It is the source of the famous herbal medicine that claims to lower sugar for those that have diabetes. Although eating the vegetables is different from taking the tablet made from ampalaya.

[i]Hi mhae, My Mother loves it very much and it's always present in our table so I grew up learning to eat it..I didn't like it really but when it is cooked with some eggs, I can manage to eat a lot! Plus thinking about the nutrition it is giving in our body, so, I just eat it![/i]

When I was still a child and you would tell me that I will be eating ampalaya when I grow up, I wouldn't believe you one bit. It is bitter to the taste and up to this day if not cooked well, I wouldn't eat it. It is good for the body. Our family cooks it with egg and sotanghon. What I do like is ampalaya leaves on mongo.

yes i do... i used to hate it before but my mom told me that i should eat ampalaya because it has health benefits... i know the taste is bitter and quite appaling but i am certain that you'll get used to it..haha! =p

When i was young, i hate eating it, because of the taste. But iam learning to like it, since my mom keep on telling me that it helps fight anemia.

I hate it!.. I really really don't like it..

hi..hmm when i was younger i used to hate it. i do not even eat it even with eggs on it.. but weird coz when i got older when i tried it, maybe i got used to the taste im beginning to like it! even till now especially when it is stir fried with eggs, a little bit of seasoning and then i put "sili" or something spicy in it hehehe

oh i love ampalaya! the fruit itself or the leaves is very delicious. i know it's bitter but i don't know why i find it so yummy. maybe because i just love eating vegetables. i've read about ampalaya & i found out that it's good for people having problems with their stomach such as dyspepsia, indigestion or constipation. but it also has its side effects such as making ulcers worse and casues heartburn. although currently we believe that it can cure diabetes, studies show that it's not 100% accurate as it can only demonstrate improvement in health but not totally cure diabetes (as some tablets in the form of food supplement is sold here in the philippines). i hated amplaya when i was a kid. my mom used many tactics just for me to eat it. she would say that ampalaya improves blood circulation, increased red blood cells & helps risk anemia. like i care before right? hehe.. i haven't read anything about ampalaya with the reasons she gave me. but when i learned to eat ampalaya, i finally listened to her regardless if it's true or not. :p this are the dishes with amplaya that i love: pinakbet, swam mais with amplaya leaves, mongo with either amplaya leaves/fruit, blanched amplaya leaves with tomatoes & fish sauce served with grilled fish, grilled ampalaya fruit with fish sauce & ginger, chicken with amplaya, amplaya & eggs. yum yum!! boy i love to eat! :p

no i do not like eating ampalaya. LOL

Yes I love eating ampalaya? Although the taste is really bitter but I like to eat it because I know it is one of the healtiest and nutritious vegetable. We often eat it in pinakbet and in mongo. My mom also frequently cook it as an Ampalaya con Carne it is really delicious when it was cooked in thay way.. Delicious and nutritious I can say.. Happy mylotting..

I'd kill and die for Ampalaya! Just kidding! I love Ampalaya. It depends on the one who prepares Ampalaya but i love it most of the time especially when my sister if the one cooking. I like the bitter appeal of Ampalaya. I imagine that the bitter flavor of Ampalaya is full or iron and i need lots and lots of iron because i stay up late.