I am originally from Suriname in South America. We stuff the soporopo with seasoned beef, chicken or fish and than stew it in a gravy. Or I like to stir fry it with dried shrimp or smoked fish with lots of garlic an a touch of sugar and hot sauce or sambal. It is one of my favourite vegetable dishes. With jasmine rice. And it is very good for you. Greetings from the Netherlands
Love, love, love bitter melon! I like to slice it into rings after removing seeds and let the rings soak in milk. Then I make a tempura batter and deep fry them. Totally not a traditional way to prepare it, but my Chinese friend in China love it like this.
Thanks for this recipe Whenever I see the vegetables in the Asian market, they all look delicious, however I don't know even what they are let alone how to cook them. Maybe you would consider doing a series on how to prepare all the different Asian vegetables. I would truly appreciate that. So next time I'm at the store I'm going to give the bitter melon a try. 😁
@@LT-pp1je Hi. I generally enjoy the darkest of the green vegetables. Thanks for the heads up. I'm still going to give it a go. I'll never know unless I try. Maybe I will purchase just one then. ☺
@@sunflowerbaby1853 to me, it is a similar taste to Epsom Salts. It's beyond bitter! If prepared correctly, the astringent properties seem to fade and the dish is quite edible. I must say that no one wants a second helping in my house!
@@dawnrobbins5877 Ok. 😁 With two of you commenting I believe you. It's really bitter. I'll skip it. I appreciate you saving me the time of cooking it only to be disappointed. ☺
A co-worker of my wife gave her some fresh bitter melon from her garden. I've seen bitter melon in Asian markets before but had absolutely no idea how to prepare it. Fortunately, I came across your recipe, Mandy, and it turned out to be very tasty! I love a little bitterness in vegetable dishes, and the paring of the garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, and chiles was a great combination.
Ok, I'm going to try this. Watching this on Father's Day, and my dad was great pals with the produce guys. They turned him on to all the new and different (from middle American) fruits and vegetables. Thanks!!
My family, Hakka, came from Canton City in China more than a hundred years ago and ended up in Jamaica. We never squeezed the juice or cooked bitter melon (foogah) alone. It was always with pork. And yes, as a child I hated it, but as I got older I started to appreciate the bitter taste. I still oftentimes cook it with pork as pork has a characteristic sweetness, and really enjoy. In Jamaica, there is a native kind called cerasee. It's much smaller and not eaten. But I used to suck on the ripe red seeds. Thanks bunches.
I love it! My family eats it every week in the summer. Full of vitamin C. I like to stirfry it with beef, baby corn a little brown sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. If you follow the "Souped Up Recipes" chef instructions of soaking it, you'll have no worries.
Bittermelon rocks! I use to cook it with garlic, ginger, douchi, yellow hot pepper and beef. I had it several ways but the way I had it in chinese restaurants is the one I cook it at home. But I don't rinse it; for me, the bitternes is a must in bittermelon :D
Thank you for this great recipe. I ended up omitting the chilli and putting in ginger as well as I also made a Szechuan eggplant dish. These two complemented each other well. So a big thank you. Easy to make and delicious. Can't wait to make it again.
*Hi~~From Korea* *We also have bitter melon, but I've never had it for food, but for facial washing~~* 우리는 저것을 여주라고부르는데 세안용으로 쓰지만 볶아먹는것은 처음봐요 참 신기하네요^^👍👍👍🥒🥒🥒
You're not weird. You are, like me, growing up Asian... LOL! So we're used to the taste and overtime, come to love it! I love bitter melon so much, I can eat it any day. This and bamboo shoots, they are my absolute favorites.
I was at the greengrocer the other day and bought some bitter melon because I remembered watching this video before. I have all the ingredients and can't wait to prepare. My melon is bring salted right now... more later.
Omg this plant is amazing! I see it every day in my local Chinese grocery and I decided to google the preparation. I followed your video to the T and I have to say I am in love with Bitter Mellon, and I love your video too. Thank you so much ❤ By the way I am Macedonian living in Australia so this was the first time I had the pleasure of having this vegetable. Thumbs way up!
no you are not the only one… my grandma(filipina from cebu) would cook this… as a child i thought it was too bitter too but this recipe will bring me back to thinking of her and it is simple. thank you -ker
A Pakistani Friend of mine stir fries them along with ground beef and fresh green chilies... Kinda like a curry. Yummy. I have too try your way as i don't know what bitter melon tastes like on its own.
I bought this melon recently in San Francisco (yesterday) not knowing how to make it and your video was the first one that came up on my search, Thank You! I'm looking forward to making this tonight after work.
I also make salad out of it. After slicing the bitter melon, I squeeze lemon or calamansi a filipino citrus. This draws out the bitter juices. I then add, onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes, to the sliced bitter melon and salt pepper to taste. This is a good side dish for fried meats like fish and pork.
Started growing bitter melon this year for medicinal purposes....and needed a good way to cook...thanks ...exciting about trying. Grows easily...and looks beautiful in the garden.
I am so glad for your channel. We have a relatively new Asian market nearby and there are so many veggies and fruit that I do not know how to cook. We are very lucky.
That part about your parents telling you to endure the bitter taste was amazing. My parents just tells me if I eat it more there will come a time when it's not bitter anymore 😂😂😂😂
That’s actually true of some bitter foods like kola nut and orogbo which are eaten in Nigeria and otherAfrican countries. The more you chew it leans into sweetness. Salted umeboshi plums are kind of the same. When you’re ill, they don’t taste salty.
Hi I made Bitter Melon as per your recipe and served it as a side with Taro steamed ribs and it came out delicious and quite complimentary to the richness of ribs and taro. Will be making this again for sure. Thank you!!!!!!!! Rebecca
Bitter melon is a traditional dish for Type 2 Diabetics (it works to lower blood glucose levels) . As a T2D - I cook/eat Bitter Melon on a regular basis. Rinsing the bitter melon with water or blanching it for a short time .e.g. 20 seconds will reduce the level of bitterness. For flavoring u can also add shave beef or chicken to it but garlic and hot chillies would be the most affordable way to season bitter melon... Adding the garlic and hot chillies will reduce the bitterness too. Bitter Melon is also the perfect home garden plant with almost no natural pest/enemies ...being too bitter to eat ...insects, birds, and other small mammals avoid eating or attacking it.
Don't worry it's not weird that you like bitter melon. It's a part of your culture. Each culture and person is different. I love eating different foods from all over the world just to try something new at least once. Asian dishes are among my favorites dishes I've tried and some of them people I know would find them "weird".
Childhood trauma with bittermelon but as an adult now i Love it! Saute it with garlic, Ginger Or onion with tomatoes, then sometimes with shrimp Or pork. Then finish it off with egg and its perfect with steam rice
Glad found your channel, and found this simply delicious recipe, as bitter melon is one of my favorite vegetables, now know how to prepare it properly. Enjoys vegetables, and likes to see more simple recipes on how to make vegetables in Sichuan style. Thank You.
Thank you so much for your recipe! I've always seen bitter melon at the store but wasn't sure how to enjoy the best out of it. Thanks to you, now I have a new recipe I will try out. I can't wait!!
You can stir fry garlic, add sliced bittermelon, cook for few minutes the pour beaten eggs on top, stir fry on medium heat, seasoning with a pinch of salt and pepper and a little of fish sauce. Delicious!!!!
My mom made us eat bitter melon with the white sponge AND seeds since we were young. I used to hate it when I was a kid but you get accustomed to even the most bitter things with time.
My family is from Canton City, China but they emigrated & settled in Jamaica. We used to cook bitter melon frequently. But it was always with pork, as pork has a sweet taste due to the inherent fatty acids & glycerol. At times the inner seeds would be removed & the whole ones would be cut into tubes & filled with spicy marinated mince pork & steamed. But occasionally it would be cooked & accompanied with canned sardines in oil. Always was delicious!?
Oh my! Bitter Melon was the only dish my mother-in-law made for me in the Caribbean that I couldn't stomach! I only knew it as Ugly Fruit. I will try it ONCE more using your recipe and see how it goes. 😁
I like bitter taste in vegetables, and it good for liver. I like how you made it and the comment about your parents. Thanks for teaching how cook this vegetable. Im sure it not bitter than scarlet eggplant and I love them.
I love bitter vegetables. Usually they are leafy green like broccoli rabe, mustard or turnip greens. Looking forward to trying the bitter melon. It’s resting in the salt right now.
I love bitter melon and it tastes sweet to me. 🤣 We have lots of that in the Philippines and I could make lots of Chinese dishes with it. Thank you for the videos. :)
So…as a total white guy, I made the dish tonight as I love Asian cuisine and wanted to try it having seen it many times in the markets. You do a great job of showing how to cook it and it made me really want to try it. Also love your accent. The only variation to this recipe was in using chopped Jalapeños instead of the fresh red or smoked chilis which I forgot to buy. Otherwise, the garlic, peppercorns, washing, salting, removing white parts, and chopping etc were identical. Note that I am VERY adventurous with foods (all my life) and love organ meats, fermented fish dishes, you name it. After tasting it, I was able to finish about half of what I took to try. Respectfully, bitter melon is firmly over the line of “acquired taste”. However for me, it was just on the margin of the next line which is “eat this or die of starvation”. 😊 The bitterness is quite impressive (and lingering) on the tongue although it does start with a slightly sweet vegetable note. Regardless, a belated thank you for posting this! Eat on!
Actually there are more than one kind of bitter melon. Some of them are much more bitter than others. Basic rule is that the bigger the bumps on the melon are, the more bitter it will taste - watch out for those with bumps that look like stalagmites.
@@jmcargonaut8368 Try stir-frying with something sweet like pork or prawns to take some of the bitterness out of the melons. I put lots of white onions too and it helps.
Oh MAN!!!😱 WOW! bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter - lol I can't believe how much I LIKE this!✨💖🤗💖✨ YOU are my absolute favorite Asian cook-type person. PLUS I think you are a very beautiful woman. I also love that crazy Maangchi, but if I have to choose? hee hee I just can't choose between you two. You are both WONDERFUL and have taught me soooo much. THANK YOU!🌹
I like bitter melon! I’ve only had it in Goya chanpuru, and the salty Spam seemed to cut down on the bitter taste. I would definitely give this a try! Thanks for the recipe
I've never tried Bitter Melon before but I knew it would be a challenge to actually eat it, but for a first time trying it the bitterness grew on me, and I found it hard to stop eating. Thanks for this simple recipe!
In indonesia the bitter melon is popular. And we stir-fry it too here. However... there are people who don't like it and cannot eat it. Similar to the durians.
Gonna try this...In Jamaica we use the plant to make tea...bitter but I have tolerance. As a child I use to suck on the melon when it's ripe/yellow with the insides being red (taste sweet). So now I want to try it when it's green... Pray for me 😃
My favourite recipe with this is with egg and chillies. I like the leaves in mung bean stew as well. Not many can tolerate bitterness level of this vegetable. We’re just few humans who can eat this.
You,are not the only one.... We to look bitter melon, well I was kidding India my dad used to cook bitter melon for us I didn't like it back then but now I love it.
Bitter Melon is one of my favorites, too. In particular during summer. And with this video I have another dish I can use it for. Thank's a lot. By the way, what brand and model is that gas stove you're using. I've been looking for a while now for something that doesn't look like outdoor cooking on a camping trip and the one you're using one seems to fit the bill...
Ha ha I did the same - n till today feel the same...and that too it was the Indian bitter gourd which is extremely bitter. But fast forward after eons and , re- thinking I think the Chinese bitter melon is not that bad so looking for good recipes for it and to incorporate it into my diet
As child I didn’t like …as a teen , I began to enjoy it . And as adult , this is delicious and healthy ! LOL I like it stuffed with fish paste and ground pork , black bean sauce all over it is so yummm. My hubby looks forward to me cooking bitter melon . It’s not that bitter really. This with beaten salted egg is so yumm too.
I wish I had watched your video before I started cooking bitter melon today, I learned a few things from you that would have made it turn out better. I will buy another bitter melon and try it your way.
I am originally from Suriname in South America. We stuff the soporopo with seasoned beef, chicken or fish and than stew it in a gravy. Or I like to stir fry it with dried shrimp or smoked fish with lots of garlic an a touch of sugar and hot sauce or sambal. It is one of my favourite vegetable dishes. With jasmine rice. And it is very good for you. Greetings from the Netherlands
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Love, love, love bitter melon! I like to slice it into rings after removing seeds and let the rings soak in milk. Then I make a tempura batter and deep fry them. Totally not a traditional way to prepare it, but my Chinese friend in China love it like this.
I like the wok you're using. Is it non stick ...can cook crab 🦀 ! Can I hv the name for it ...tks
Thanks for this recipe
Whenever I see the vegetables in the Asian market, they all look delicious, however I don't know even what they are let alone how to cook them. Maybe you would consider doing a series on how to prepare all the different Asian vegetables. I would truly appreciate that.
So next time I'm at the store I'm going to give the bitter melon a try. 😁
It’s an acquired taste so be careful. Buy only if you like very bitter foods and I don’t mean kale bitter. Kale is hardly bitter to me.
Thank you for the ideas, I will try to make that in the future.
@@LT-pp1je Hi. I generally enjoy the darkest of the green vegetables. Thanks for the heads up. I'm still going to give it a go. I'll never know unless I try. Maybe I will purchase just one then. ☺
@@sunflowerbaby1853 to me, it is a similar taste to Epsom Salts. It's beyond bitter! If prepared correctly, the astringent properties seem to fade and the dish is quite edible. I must say that no one wants a second helping in my house!
@@dawnrobbins5877
Ok. 😁 With two of you commenting I believe you. It's really bitter. I'll skip it. I appreciate you saving me the time of cooking it only to be disappointed. ☺
A co-worker of my wife gave her some fresh bitter melon from her garden. I've seen bitter melon in Asian markets before but had absolutely no idea how to prepare it. Fortunately, I came across your recipe, Mandy, and it turned out to be very tasty! I love a little bitterness in vegetable dishes, and the paring of the garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, and chiles was a great combination.
try sweet and saur. recipe or Indian pickled guard if you can get hold of , both recipe is devine
@@sandeepdewan1920 that's the kind I used to eat. Spicy fried bitter gourd.
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Ok, I'm going to try this. Watching this on Father's Day, and my dad was great pals with the produce guys. They turned him on to all the new and different (from middle American) fruits and vegetables. Thanks!!
My family, Hakka, came from Canton City in China more than a hundred years ago and ended up in Jamaica. We never squeezed the juice or cooked bitter melon (foogah) alone. It was always with pork. And yes, as a child I hated it, but as I got older I started to appreciate the bitter taste. I still oftentimes cook it with pork as pork has a characteristic sweetness, and really enjoy. In Jamaica, there is a native kind called cerasee. It's much smaller and not eaten. But I used to suck on the ripe red seeds. Thanks bunches.
Love it with scrambled eggs. My husband’s aunt introduced me to it.
I love it! My family eats it every week in the summer. Full of vitamin C. I like to stirfry it with beef, baby corn a little brown sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. If you follow the "Souped Up Recipes" chef instructions of soaking it, you'll have no worries.
It looks nice .
You're not the only one! Many of us enjoy bitter, pungent, sour, spicy tastes. This does not rule our lives but we can use this to enhance our lives.
Bittermelon rocks! I use to cook it with garlic, ginger, douchi, yellow hot pepper and beef. I had it several ways but the way I had it in chinese restaurants is the one I cook it at home. But I don't rinse it; for me, the bitternes is a must in bittermelon :D
Thank you for this great recipe. I ended up omitting the chilli and putting in ginger as well as I also made a Szechuan eggplant dish. These two complemented each other well. So a big thank you. Easy to make and delicious. Can't wait to make it again.
One of my favourite vegetable!! The funny thing is I like it since I was a kid haha.
This is great, I grow and eat bitter melon (qugua) weekly based on a hunan recipe. This is very good for blood sugar!
Thank you for this recipe, I’ve seen the bitter melon in my local Asian store but had no idea how to use it. Will make a nice side dish.
That reserved bitter juice is very healthy and you can drink it. Not kidding.
*Hi~~From Korea*
*We also have bitter melon, but I've never had it for food, but for facial washing~~*
우리는 저것을 여주라고부르는데 세안용으로 쓰지만 볶아먹는것은 처음봐요
참 신기하네요^^👍👍👍🥒🥒🥒
for skin?
@@yongkyeonglee5736 yha
I buy ripe bitter melon, deseed it, and juice it with cucumber, pineapple, and ginger. It’s really good for the skin and for digestion.
You're not weird. You are, like me, growing up Asian... LOL! So we're used to the taste and overtime, come to love it! I love bitter melon so much, I can eat it any day. This and bamboo shoots, they are my absolute favorites.
I was at the greengrocer the other day and bought some bitter melon because I remembered watching this video before. I have all the ingredients and can't wait to prepare. My melon is bring salted right now... more later.
Omg this plant is amazing!
I see it every day in my local Chinese grocery and I decided to google the preparation.
I followed your video to the T and I have to say I am in love with Bitter Mellon, and I love your video too.
Thank you so much ❤
By the way I am Macedonian living in Australia so this was the first time I had the pleasure of having this vegetable. Thumbs way up!
no you are not the only one… my grandma(filipina from cebu) would cook this… as a child i thought it was too bitter too but this recipe will bring me back to thinking of her and it is simple. thank you -ker
A Pakistani Friend of mine stir fries them along with ground beef and fresh green chilies... Kinda like a curry. Yummy. I have too try your way as i don't know what bitter melon tastes like on its own.
Yep! A well loved summer season veg for Pakistanis. Called "karela". We cook it with meat, mince, or just on its own.
I bought this melon recently in San Francisco (yesterday) not knowing how to make it and your video was the first one that came up on my search, Thank You!
I'm looking forward to making this tonight after work.
I also make salad out of it. After slicing the bitter melon, I squeeze lemon or calamansi a filipino citrus.
This draws out the bitter juices.
I then add, onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes, to the sliced bitter melon and salt pepper to taste.
This is a good side dish for fried meats like fish and pork.
My husband did that with eggs end tomatoes y more ingredients and is so delicious 🤤
Started growing bitter melon this year for medicinal purposes....and needed a good way to cook...thanks ...exciting about trying. Grows easily...and looks beautiful in the garden.
I LOVE bitter! I have seen this the Asian grocery store but never knew what it was! I’m making this tomorrow after I pick some up! Many thanks, Mandy!
Was wondering if you ever got around to cooking bitter melon and if so, what did it taste like and did you enjoy it? - much appreciated - Cheers
One of my favorites, cooked with salty garlic black bean. I will now try your recipe. Thanks.
Yes. Cooked with salty garlic black bean and throw in some ground beef or pork, it will be delicious.
I am so glad for your channel. We have a relatively new Asian market nearby and there are so many veggies and fruit that I do not know how to cook. We are very lucky.
I love bitter melon! My mom use to make a soup with fermented black beans and stuff it with ground pork.
That sounds sooo good.
That part about your parents telling you to endure the bitter taste was amazing. My parents just tells me if I eat it more there will come a time when it's not bitter anymore 😂😂😂😂
That’s actually true of some bitter foods like kola nut and orogbo which are eaten in Nigeria and otherAfrican countries. The more you chew it leans into sweetness. Salted umeboshi plums are kind of the same. When you’re ill, they don’t taste salty.
Hi I made Bitter Melon as per your recipe and served it as a side with Taro steamed ribs and it came out delicious and quite complimentary to the richness of ribs and taro. Will be making this again for sure.
Thank you!!!!!!!!
Rebecca
I totally agree with Micheal W. below. Except I use a Filipino bottle of seasoned shrimp mixture for additional flavor.
Masarup !!
Bitter melon is a traditional dish for Type 2 Diabetics (it works to lower blood glucose levels) . As a T2D - I cook/eat Bitter Melon on a regular basis. Rinsing the bitter melon with water or blanching it for a short time .e.g. 20 seconds will reduce the level of bitterness. For flavoring u can also add shave beef or chicken to it but garlic and hot chillies would be the most affordable way to season bitter melon... Adding the garlic and hot chillies will reduce the bitterness too. Bitter Melon is also the perfect home garden plant with almost no natural pest/enemies ...being too bitter to eat ...insects, birds, and other small mammals avoid eating or attacking it.
Yes, bitter melon is really good for health.
I grow bitter melons coz we love them. I stuffed them with a mix of pork.+fish+shrimp and freeze them for winter.
it took a long time for me to get used to bitter melon, but now i look forward to drinking bitter melon soup with pork bone every summer!
Thank you for your video. I just bought bitter Mellon from the farmers market today. I will try your recipe tomorrow. 😊
Bittermelon is my favorite. I eat it often. I grew up with my dad cooking it several ways. 😋
I love it when it's stir fried with a little dried shrimp
Don't worry it's not weird that you like bitter melon. It's a part of your culture.
Each culture and person is different. I love eating different foods from all over the world just to try something new at least once. Asian dishes are among my favorites dishes I've tried and some of them people I know would find them "weird".
Childhood trauma with bittermelon but as an adult now i Love it! Saute it with garlic, Ginger Or onion with tomatoes, then sometimes with shrimp Or pork. Then finish it off with egg and its perfect with steam rice
I just cooked this recipe for lunch! Yum. I love bitter melon but yours has some spice which I like.
Your not the only one. I love anything bitter. I need this recipie.
I see bitter melon in the grocery store all the time and think I’d like to try it. Now I will.
Thanks Mandy
Love bitter vegetables, bitter melon is wonderful!
Glad found your channel, and found this simply delicious recipe, as bitter melon is one of my favorite vegetables, now know how to prepare it properly.
Enjoys vegetables, and likes to see more simple recipes on how to make vegetables in Sichuan style. Thank You.
I’m making this tomorrow. I have all the ingredients already. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for your recipe! I've always seen bitter melon at the store but wasn't sure how to enjoy the best out of it. Thanks to you, now I have a new recipe I will try out. I can't wait!!
You can stir fry garlic, add sliced bittermelon, cook for few minutes the pour beaten eggs on top, stir fry on medium heat, seasoning with a pinch of salt and pepper and a little of fish sauce. Delicious!!!!
Absolutely love bitter melon so you’re not alone. I’ve known of only two of my friends that love it too
Bitter melon with beef/pork/chicken is another favorite. Also bitter melon is an ingredient to pinakbet, a delicious local Filipino dish.
Check this Beef Stir Fry in Black Bean Sauce with bitter melon (豉汁牛肉炒苦瓜) ruclips.net/video/0_Ldv0PgsEo/видео.html
My favorite
@@SoupedUpRecipes ok i will thanks 😊
My mom made us eat bitter melon with the white sponge AND seeds since we were young. I used to hate it when I was a kid but you get accustomed to even the most bitter things with time.
I love your energy!! Thank you so much for this video and information!!
Will try this fibrous veggie, because bittermelon is good for reducing BS as well.
Thank you. Just bought two spikey ones...Im gonna cook this for the First time ever... :)
I, too, love bitter-melon. I was brought up as a youngster to eat our ethnic foods. I am a Filipina born and reared in Hawaii.
My family is from Canton City, China but they emigrated & settled in Jamaica. We used to cook bitter melon frequently. But it was always with pork, as pork has a sweet taste due to the inherent fatty acids & glycerol. At times the inner seeds would be removed & the whole ones would be cut into tubes & filled with spicy marinated mince pork & steamed. But occasionally it would be cooked & accompanied with canned sardines in oil. Always was delicious!?
Oh my! Bitter Melon was the only dish my mother-in-law made for me in the Caribbean that I couldn't stomach! I only knew it as Ugly Fruit. I will try it ONCE more using your recipe and see how it goes. 😁
Fabulous, thank you! I have eaten bitter melon; I like it.
I love the bitter melon with eggs and tomatoes is to good.
New to your channel and I love it here! My kids and I have been binge watching your chanel!
I like bitter taste in vegetables, and it good for liver. I like how you made it and the comment about your parents. Thanks for teaching how cook this vegetable. Im sure it not bitter than scarlet eggplant and I love them.
I love bitter vegetables. Usually they are leafy green like broccoli rabe, mustard or turnip greens. Looking forward to trying the bitter melon. It’s resting in the salt right now.
Watched this video to learn how to prepare this vegetable and learned some great tips - thanks!
I love bitter melon and it tastes sweet to me. 🤣 We have lots of that in the Philippines and I could make lots of Chinese dishes with it. Thank you for the videos. :)
Looks so good! I’ll try to find bitter melon today.
So…as a total white guy, I made the dish tonight as I love Asian cuisine and wanted to try it having seen it many times in the markets. You do a great job of showing how to cook it and it made me really want to try it. Also love your accent. The only variation to this recipe was in using chopped Jalapeños instead of the fresh red or smoked chilis which I forgot to buy. Otherwise, the garlic, peppercorns, washing, salting, removing white parts, and chopping etc were identical. Note that I am VERY adventurous with foods (all my life) and love organ meats, fermented fish dishes, you name it. After tasting it, I was able to finish about half of what I took to try. Respectfully, bitter melon is firmly over the line of “acquired taste”. However for me, it was just on the margin of the next line which is “eat this or die of starvation”. 😊
The bitterness is quite impressive (and lingering) on the tongue although it does start with a slightly sweet vegetable note.
Regardless, a belated thank you for posting this! Eat on!
Actually there are more than one kind of bitter melon. Some of them are much more bitter than others. Basic rule is that the bigger the bumps on the melon are, the more bitter it will taste - watch out for those with bumps that look like stalagmites.
@@MTMF.london Thanks! My melons were quite “spiky”! Maybe I’ll try again, add more salt and get the smoked chilis…
@@jmcargonaut8368 Try stir-frying with something sweet like pork or prawns to take some of the bitterness out of the melons. I put lots of white onions too and it helps.
@@MTMF.london Excellent…I’ll try that for sure! Cheers!
The small ones are really good too. We eat it raw with a veggie dip made with fermented fish.
Oh MAN!!!😱 WOW! bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter bitter - lol
I can't believe how much I LIKE this!✨💖🤗💖✨
YOU are my absolute favorite Asian cook-type person. PLUS I think you are a very beautiful woman. I also love that crazy Maangchi, but if I have to choose? hee hee I just can't choose between you two. You are both WONDERFUL and have taught me soooo much. THANK YOU!🌹
I see that I am not the only one who likes it Filipino style with egg. Yes Dried Chili is always a nice addition.
Thank you for doing these videos. I appreciate it so much.
Thank you for not going on and on. Straight to the point and quick. Looks yummy. I’m weird too. I like bitter things!
I grew up eating this in Trinidad love it it keep blood sugar down
Thanks Mandy for this Saturday Bonus Recipe. Bitter Melon Soup is good too!
I have never had bitter melon soup before. Will try one day.
I finally tried this vegetable...yes, it is just as bitter as everyone says! I dont think i will have it again, but i enjoyed trying something new
I love bitter gourd. Thanks for sharing!!
I love and also have bitter melon in my garden.
I should grow them too.
I like bitter melon! I’ve only had it in Goya chanpuru, and the salty Spam seemed to cut down on the bitter taste. I would definitely give this a try! Thanks for the recipe
Thanks for sharing your recipes lov u ❤️❤️❤️
I buy it at the local Asian grocery, dehydrate them and make tea with them.
Me too 👍
Is it good for anything?
@@samiraadams6980 Certainly. Lowers blood sugar, contains lots of fiber and vitamins
I've never tried Bitter Melon before but I knew it would be a challenge to actually eat it, but for a first time trying it the bitterness grew on me, and I found it hard to stop eating. Thanks for this simple recipe!
It actually called bittegord.
I'm excited I've been wanting to grow it but wasn't sure how to prepare it. I'm all set now.
I love bittermelon and the leaves as well, ill have it 2 to 3 times in week
In indonesia the bitter melon is popular. And we stir-fry it too here. However... there are people who don't like it and cannot eat it.
Similar to the durians.
Great alternative recipe, bitter gourd is very popular in South Asian cuisine, but this method of preparation appears much healthier.
Gonna try this...In Jamaica we use the plant to make tea...bitter but I have tolerance. As a child I use to suck on the melon when it's ripe/yellow with the insides being red (taste sweet). So now I want to try it when it's green... Pray for me 😃
We grow bitter melon in our backyard garden every spring and harvest fruits summertime through fall.
I love bitter melon. I used to grow it here in Fargo North Dakota but I haven’t been able to fine seeds in recent years.
You can buy the seeds on ebay.
You can buy the seeds through Amazon. I have white bitter melon vines growing in my garden in WA state…from seeds bought on Amazon.
Love this recipe because I like bitter melon and your recipe is simple enough even for beginner like me to try!
very nice story and the cooked bitter melon, I like it.😊
I like bitter vegetables. I am Italian. We have bitter greens that are very tasty.
I've never seen or heard on it!! Looks delicious though!! Thank you for sharing!
Love to eat this dish. Now I know how to make it. Thanks!
My favourite recipe with this is with egg and chillies. I like the leaves in mung bean stew as well. Not many can tolerate bitterness level of this vegetable. We’re just few humans who can eat this.
Never had bitter melon leaves. Will see if I can get some and give it a try. Sound interesting.
You,are not the only one....
We to look bitter melon, well I was kidding India my dad used to cook bitter melon for us I didn't like it back then but now I love it.
Lol Mandy you are not weird! I love bitter melons too!
Bitter Melon is one of my favorites, too. In particular during summer. And with this video I have another dish I can use it for. Thank's a lot. By the way, what brand and model is that gas stove you're using. I've been looking for a while now for something that doesn't look like outdoor cooking on a camping trip and the one you're using one seems to fit the bill...
I don't soak....I eat all the bitterness. Ie where the nutrients are. Luv your method of cutting the melons.
Lol my husband says bitter melon was a punishment in childhood, if his mother left the table for a minute they'd throw it out the window
A bad reputation for a healthy food.
Your husband is a smart man
Ha ha I did the same - n till today feel the same...and that too it was the Indian bitter gourd which is extremely bitter. But fast forward after eons and , re- thinking I think the Chinese bitter melon is not that bad so looking for good recipes for it and to incorporate it into my diet
As child I didn’t like …as a teen , I began to enjoy it . And as adult , this is delicious and healthy ! LOL
I like it stuffed with fish paste and ground pork , black bean sauce all over it is so yummm. My hubby looks forward to me cooking bitter melon . It’s not that bitter really.
This with beaten salted egg is so yumm too.
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Love bitter melon. Love the leaves....real bitter
I wish I had watched your video before I started cooking bitter melon today, I learned a few things from you that would have made it turn out better. I will buy another bitter melon and try it your way.