What is a Bitter Melon?

Also known as Balsam Pear, this is a very strange looking gourd, shaped something like a cucumber with a rough, pockmarked skin. The flavor is unusual as well - like cilantro, its an acquired taste. Fortunately, blanching it before cooking will help reduce the bitter taste.

(You can also degorge them as you would with eggplant). In addition, youll often find bitter melon paired with strong flavors such as black beans, which counteracts the bitterness. In one well-known Chinese recipe bitter melon is stuffed with pork, garlic, and mashed black beans, and steamed.

Bitter melon has long been thought to have medicinal value, and has been used to treat low blood sugar and infections. More recently it has been used to treat HIV. Source - Emenus.

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