Bitter Gourd with Chicken Fillets by peachpurple
Bitter Gourd is a herbaceous plant. It can term as bitter melon, balsam pear, bitter squash or its binomial name Momordica charantia. It is also termed in many different dialects and languages.
In the 14th century, the bitter gourd that was originated from India was finally introduced to China. It is a tropical plant and it was then widely grown in different parts of Asia, the Caribean, South America, Africa and some parts of tropical and subtropical regions.
Bitter gourd is popular for its’ edible fruit. It came in many varieties with different shapes and taste depending on the regions where it grows.
The bitter gourd plant is a vine that grows up to 4 ft. to 16 ft. in length. It is green in color.
The bitter melon fruit looked like a cucumber or an oblong shape with pointed edges and has warts like exteriors. It is green but it will turn into yellow or orange when it is ripe. The fruit is being eaten when its still green.
Bitter gourd has more benefits to our body health.
Preparation and Culinary Uses
There are many ways to prepare or cook bitter melon.
2 Bitter melon
3-4 Apples
1 Lemon
3 Celery stalks
Note: If apple and celery are not available, the bitter melon, a small amount of salt and lemon will do to prepare a juice.
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A fruit that most children don't like it. However, it can still be served on the table with the proper cooking and preparation. The children will still love eating it. My mother is so expert in letting her children try it without hesitation. This vegetable fruit is so beneficial to our body.
As I grow up, I learned the secret of my dear mother. The prepared bitter gourd should be put in a basin for an hour to dispersed the bitter taste. Then, it is ready to put into the pan and have the greatest meal for the family.
Bitter gourd is not a food I am familiar with, although I have no doubt it probably delicious. The gourd is mentioned in the Bible.
@shavkat, actually I don't like the taste of the bitter gourd either when I was little, but as I grow up in the province where bitter gourd is common, I used to eat it, no choice when it is already served by my mother. :-)
I did not try the way your mother prepare bitter gourd. I will try it the next time I will cook bitter guord.
@treathylFox, bitter gourd is delicious when it is properly cook. You might not want the taste if it's your first time to eat bitter gourd. From the name itself, the taste is bitter. :-) You might not wish to eat it again unless the way it was cooked is very good for your taste.
As I was reading some articles regarding bitter melons, I found out this very important thing to be remembered.
A Few Words of Caution:
The chemicals in bitter melons are powerful health tools, but should be respected as well. Pregnant women should not consume bitter melon, because it can stimulate excess menstrual bleeding, and more research must still be done on consuming bitter melon while breast-feeding, so for now, it is best to avoid it. Also, as mentioned earlier, it acts very strongly to reduce blood sugar levels, which can become dangerous, particularly in the time leading up to and after surgical procedures.
Bitter melon is a source of many different antioxidants that make it a powerful defense mechanism against illness in the body. Antioxidants scavenge the body for free radicals, dangerous compounds released during cell metabolism that can cause any number of different illnesses. By adding bitter melon to your diet, you can greatly improve your chances of defending against very serious diseases, including heart attack, kidney damage, and liver failure; three of the many places where free radicals like to cause health issues.