Better Bitter Melon
Saturday June 20, 2009
Perhaps you’ve noticed this unusual looking vegetable at the Chinese supermarket. Or maybe you have heard about bitter melon’s reputed health benefits and decided to give it a try. But what do you do with it once you get home from the store? Do you need to peel the bitter melon before cooking? And how do you cook it? Here are step by step photo instructions showing how to prepare bitter melon.
Bitter Melon Photo, Copyright © 2008 by Rhonda Parkinson, licensed to About.com, Inc
Comments
Actually, it is not very popular as if tastes bitter. But it is good food if your blood pressure tends to be high.
People either love or hate its bitter taste (personally I’m a fan) – my feature on how to prepare bitter melon includes instructions on parboiling the vegetable to reduce the bitter flavor.