bitter melons
Bumpy green vegetables
Bitter melons are a tropical vine and its warty, oblong fruit, used in Asian and Caribbean cuisines.
The fruit lives up to its name—intensely bitter, an acquired taste even for fans.
It's typically stuffed, stir-fried, or added to soups: bitter melon with black bean sauce.
Also called bitter gourd.
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
- acquired tasteLiking developed over time
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- blood sugar controlManaging circulating glucose
- gourdsHard-rinded fleshy fruits
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