@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.
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.