I’ve never had it, but this is sold at my local farmers market.
Edit – bitter. Not butter.
s0rce
Its some variety of bitter melon
SEA2COLA
Looks like bitter gourd (*Momordica charantia*)
MASHgoBOOM
Bitter melon, one of my favorite vegetables. I grow them every summer.
Slaps_
Butter melon
DeeBee1903
Bitter gourd. If you are planning on cooking it, cut it into thinnish rounds and soak it in salt water before cooking it. This will help reduce the bitterness a little. We made a stir fry of this vegetable with some spices in India. Some people love it and some people hate it.
Widely cultivated in Asia and Africa. It’s packed with vitamins (A, C, K) and minerals, known for helping manage blood sugar by improving insulin sensitivity, aiding in weight loss.
I cannot believe they gave you this. Bitter melon is not a food for the uninitiated.
310874
Bitter gourd.
Well know in many Asian cuisines.
My mom cooks them in various ways – shallow fried to crisp, stuffed with spices, thinly sliced chips with some unrefined sugar and onions.
CompleteHoneydew4608
Lots of seeds inside, making it hard to get used to but it is very good for blood sugar and for digestive health
wolfansbrother
fwiw if you ever find real unknown squash type plants that are bitter, do not eat it, it can cause Toxic Squash Syndrome (TSS) or cucurbit poisoning.
Murphando
You should do a bitter melon chicken recipe with that. Black bean sauce, savory, bright and fresh with the melon, and pretty healthy. It’s one of our favorite recipes and we make it all the time with family.
Mini_Chives
Bitter melon, this is one of the more bitter cultivars.
Horror-Marketing-832
A bitter melon. I dont know much about it, so don’t ask me loll!! I heard it is bitter until it’s cooked though.
AggravatingAd7425
Bitter Gourd – Karela in Hindi 🙂 We cut it into thin slices across and marinate with spices and put them in the airfryer with a bit of oil. Soaking it in salt water before cooking can make it less bitter 👍🏼
Bitter melon. If you don’t prepare it properly it will taste very bitter. I honestly don’t really remember other than the bitterness when eating this.
brownguywvc
Slice it thin after removing seeds in madoline slice. Cook similar to fried chicken recipe.
PikaGoesMeepMeep
It’s so wild to me that this is a commonly eaten food. I have tried eating it, cooked by a restaurant, and I love bitter foods, and I could’t finish it. The bitter get so bright and piercing it almost makes me shudder to think of it. Maybe the meal wasn’t prepared right, or maybe my bitter tolerance is way lower than I think.
I’m glad people like it though, especially in a world that can be so devoid of bitter flavors.
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[Bitter melon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_charantia).
I’ve never had it, but this is sold at my local farmers market.
Edit – bitter. Not butter.
Its some variety of bitter melon
Looks like bitter gourd (*Momordica charantia*)
Bitter melon, one of my favorite vegetables. I grow them every summer.
Butter melon
Bitter gourd. If you are planning on cooking it, cut it into thinnish rounds and soak it in salt water before cooking it. This will help reduce the bitterness a little. We made a stir fry of this vegetable with some spices in India. Some people love it and some people hate it.
Karela
How it can be cooked:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/goya-champuru/
Karela
It’s a Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon.
Widely cultivated in Asia and Africa. It’s packed with vitamins (A, C, K) and minerals, known for helping manage blood sugar by improving insulin sensitivity, aiding in weight loss.
[Bitter Gourd ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_charantia)
Bitter melon! Avoid if pregnant
I cannot believe they gave you this. Bitter melon is not a food for the uninitiated.
Bitter gourd.
Well know in many Asian cuisines.
My mom cooks them in various ways – shallow fried to crisp, stuffed with spices, thinly sliced chips with some unrefined sugar and onions.
Lots of seeds inside, making it hard to get used to but it is very good for blood sugar and for digestive health
fwiw if you ever find real unknown squash type plants that are bitter, do not eat it, it can cause Toxic Squash Syndrome (TSS) or cucurbit poisoning.
You should do a bitter melon chicken recipe with that. Black bean sauce, savory, bright and fresh with the melon, and pretty healthy. It’s one of our favorite recipes and we make it all the time with family.
Bitter melon, this is one of the more bitter cultivars.
A bitter melon. I dont know much about it, so don’t ask me loll!! I heard it is bitter until it’s cooked though.
Bitter Gourd – Karela in Hindi 🙂 We cut it into thin slices across and marinate with spices and put them in the airfryer with a bit of oil. Soaking it in salt water before cooking can make it less bitter 👍🏼
Karela. It can be delicious, if prepared well: https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/karela-sabzi-recipe-punjabi-karela-sabzi/
Bitter melon. If you don’t prepare it properly it will taste very bitter. I honestly don’t really remember other than the bitterness when eating this.
Slice it thin after removing seeds in madoline slice. Cook similar to fried chicken recipe.
It’s so wild to me that this is a commonly eaten food. I have tried eating it, cooked by a restaurant, and I love bitter foods, and I could’t finish it. The bitter get so bright and piercing it almost makes me shudder to think of it. Maybe the meal wasn’t prepared right, or maybe my bitter tolerance is way lower than I think.
I’m glad people like it though, especially in a world that can be so devoid of bitter flavors.