04-24-2014, 04:55 AM
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Originally posted by unknownjulie
I will have to plant some of these, since I can only grow Taro in my garden- due to slugs and bugs. Maybe these bitter melons will survive and thrive. I thought "bitter melons" were melons. I did not know they looked like cucumbers. About to eat another one... Wish me luck. I will try it raw with salt. You almost need some kind of "chaser" with these vegetables. Talk about strong.
Just a little factoid
Bitter melon is a melon. Same with cukes, or more accurately melons, cucumbers, bitter melon etc. are all in the gourd family. Actually, bitter melon is also known as bitter gourd.