Anyone growing Bitter Gourds? They're pretty tasty with pork dishes. Hope no vegetarians are offended. :)
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Anyone growing Bitter Gourds?
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Thanks Stephanie, I just did. I guess it can take awhile before they are approved.
Yep!
Not offended here... I am a carnivore. lol
Interesting looking gourd Dean, how do you personally prepare them with pork? Kristi
Good!
My wife cooks them. They're hollow inside so she takes out the seeds ,stuffs them with shredded pork and mushrooms. They are pretty tasty and supposed to be good for you too.
Excellent ~ thanks. That sounds yummy.
Do you only eat them fresh or will they store?
We eat them fresh, but they will store for awhile in the fridge.
Good to know, thanks.
We grew them last year....my neighbor grew up on them in Guyana. I personally couldn't handle the bitterness of them no matter how she prepared them but I did use the leaves dried and then brewed as a tonic to clean out my system. The white ones are supposed to be less bitter than the dark green ones. We grew about 3 varieties. It was a fun plant to grow....certainly abundant however it was a once only.
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We grew them last year....my neighbor grew up on them in Guyana. I personally couldn't handle the bitterness of them no matter how she prepared them but I did use the leaves dried and then brewed as a tonic to clean out my system. The white ones are supposed to be less bitter than the dark green ones. We grew about 3 varieties. It was a fun plant to grow....certainly abundant however it was a once only.
Cool!
Found a really big one today. It is 7" long and 3" wide. I'll save the seeds from this one.
