Comments on: Eating Bitter, Part Two: The Bitter Melon and Me http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: gaz http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-18742 gaz Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:54:35 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-18742 still dont know how to eat it

]]> By: Shneor Sherman http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-17771 Shneor Sherman Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:59:06 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-17771 Hi Barbara,
Nice to read your blog about bitter melon. My wife and I have been enjoying it for a couple of years now (I’m the cook). My local Safeway now carries it year-round (in northern California). I usually make it as a stir-fry, but have never used ginger or fermented black beans – I usually do it with onions, mushrooms, and turkey breast, and of course, curry powder. I’m told that if you ask for it in Chinese restaurants, or Thai restaurants, they can add it to almost any dish. In many places, though, that only applies while it’s in season.

Thanks,
Shneor

]]> By: Amy http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-130 Amy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-130 Now I really want to try bitter lemon! I’m wondering if I’ll like it. So far, I’m the white person I know other than you who likes Indian pickle (mmm, I had lemon with my dinner Sunday night at Mango Grove, which has gotten realy good). I wouldn’t be surprised if I like the melon too.

]]> By: Barbara Fisher http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-131 Barbara Fisher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-131 You have to add Morganna to the Indian pickle loving brigade, Amy. She loves the hot lime pickles.

And at this point, I think Zak would like them better, too; if he can eat and love bitter melon, then Indian pickles are easy.

I think you will like the bitter melon: remember in Indian cookery, it is always paired with onions, ginger and garlic and often chiles; in Chinese it is onions, sometimes chiles, often garlic or ginger and other strong flavors like fermented black beans. These strong flavors offset the bitterness and bring out the latent sweetness and herbal qualities of the melon.

If you get it and it is prepared well, I really believe you will like it. You certainly took to the pickles right off!

]]> By: wwjudith http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-132 wwjudith Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/04/19/eating-bitter-part-two-the-bitter-melon-and-me/#comment-132 Since you were sooooo right about the hot and sour soup, I’ll take the bitter melon under advisement as well.
*gradually changes food habits*

What really excited me was the flowers!!!

I think redbuds are fantastically lovely, and this pre-Spring I ordered one from a catalogue that promised it would be hardy to zone 4. I am working on creating an extremely varied hedgerow across my front yard that I am going to incorporate it into (2 kinds of elder, 2 saskatoon berry-bushes, honeyberry-something like blueberies but cylindricalish, a round honeyflower bush for hummingbirds, and pussy willow so far).

I ordered it for beauty (although the fruits are said to be attractive to birds as well) but finding out that it is an edible flower is bonus!!

As always, THANKS!

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