Bitter Gourd.

@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

that is okay

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@DaddyEvil (145724)

• United States

21 Feb

@rakski You could bring some with you when you visit and make it for me.

I told Sam I wanted him to make some of the foods he makes at home for me when he comes here, too. I just don't want him to hit my pots and pans like he does theirs while he's cooking.

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

@DaddyEvil yes of course I will do that when I will be there

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youless

@youless (112917)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Feb

Oh, I don't like bitter gourd at all. I don't like anything that tastes bitter. I know many people say bitter gourd is very healthy, but the taste is still the most important for me now

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youless

@youless (112917)

• Guangzhou, China

23 Feb

@rakski No matter how it is prepared, I still find it bitter

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

You can make it less bitter

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

24 Feb

@youless that might be true for some

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much2say

@much2say (57417)

• Los Angeles, California

21 Feb

I just cut it and eat it raw

. I only know of bitter gourd because of my Japanese parents - otherwise, I don't see it in most markets (only Asian markets). I would totally eat that the way you made it - with rice

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much2say

@much2say (57417)

• Los Angeles, California

21 Feb

@rakski I am thinking probably most people don't. My parents stir fried it up and ate it with some kind of miso sauce.

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

@much2say oh yes, we also have something like that here as well. My grandma used to put it in a soup

@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

that is something I haven't done yet, to eat it raw

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Always smiling

@allknowing (143617)

• India

21 Feb

We do not mix bitter gourd with anything else It is marinated in salt and the liquid squeezed out for the bitterness to go. It is then cooked adding jaggery and the usual masala.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (143617)

• India

21 Feb

@rakski Yes it does

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

@allknowing that's great

@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

does it taste good?

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (143240)

• Roseburg, Oregon

21 Feb

I only like sweet and sour things but not nothing bitter. That is good that you liked it.

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

you can take away the bitterness by marinating it with salt and water

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16964)

• Raurkela, India

21 Feb

I take bitter gourd for health reasons. I shallow fry them and have it with rice as an extra item but I can never have it for breakfast.

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

22 Feb

@Dreamerby oh okay, that's nice

@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

oh nice. it is really healthy

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Aparna Sen

@Dreamerby (7734)

• Calcutta, India

21 Feb

yeah its a popular bengali dish.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (163057)

• United States

22 Feb

I do not think it is available here in stores. I could possibly grow my own if I had the seed and the season was long enough.

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

23 Feb

Yes, they most probably will not sell it there

snowy

@snowy22315 (187618)

• United States

21 Feb

I have never had it or seen it.

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

I guess it did not make the Western market, it might not be likeable to others as it is bitter

YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

21 Feb

I actually love bitter gourd and egg for breakfast. Unfortunately it is very expensive here in the UK. Like a small piece of bitter gourd for 5£ at the Asian shops it makes me cry.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

22 Feb

@rakski Yep so it really feels like a luxury

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

21 Feb

Oh my, it is expensive!!

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@rakski (135379)

• Philippines

23 Feb

@flapiz oh yes, very much a luxury

ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (15372)

• Singapore

21 Feb

I did not like bitter gourd too bitter. However today, i drink a fish soup that contain bitter gourd. It is so tiny that I barely tasted the bitter taste. Just that the soup is a little bitter. First time eat that without complaining.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (15372)

• Singapore

23 Feb

@rakski Ah yes, it was said that you can do so by washing it with salt water.

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