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A Big Vegetable Fruit

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (59987) • Philippines 12 Jul 19

Early in the morning my wife woke me up and reminded that it's the 47th birthday of our eldest son who lives in our other island region in our country. I didn't waste time to send him a birthday greetings in messenger and another...

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I Am Not Bitter

arbie bee @brokenbee (11937) • Philippines 21 Feb 17

I am not bitter, are you? -little bitter melon I had this idea when I heard a local song* here in my country, in our language that says, "di ako bitter", (I am not bitter). But I will not talk about that further, rather, I will...

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My Lunch: Mongo Beans In Ampalaya Leaves

Tokz @ilocosboy (45155) • Philippines 13 May 16

I just had my lunch today and I'm on organic diet. Today my lunch is mongo beans with the green young leaves of ampalaya (bittergourd). Samaria, our co-worker cook the dish. She added some slice of pork. The not so bitter taste...

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The power of eating Bitter Melon or Ampalaya vegetable

fearlessgara @fearlessgara (1113) • Philippines 20 Jan 13

Nowadays there are different companies here in Philippines selling herbal supplement which are available in the market and one of those is Ampalaya or Bitter Melon.Bitter Melon has been a folkloric cure for generations but has now...

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Love it or Hate it: Ampalaya or Bitter Gourd

freymind @freymind (1351) • Philippines 18 Jun 12

Its bitter but I LOVE IT! I have cooked this a countless times with pork bits and egg with or without sauce. My hubby likes it without and very dry but I like it with a little bit though. Later I will try to cook it with Beef...

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Who eats bittergourd [ampalaya]?

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 30 Mar 10

Does anyone eat bittergourd? I can't stand it, it's just too bitter... Does anyone enjoy eating it?..I'd just like to know...

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Do you love eating Ampalaya?

mhae15 @mhae15 (744) • Philippines 23 Sep 08

Hello there... Do you loved eating ampalaya even though it is bitter in taste? Ampalaya also known as bitter melon in english and it seldom mixed with other vegetable because of its strong bitter taste.. I like eating ampalaya...

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Ampalaya

agihcam @agihcam (1914) • Philippines 3 Sep 08

We knew ampalaya is bitter, but I like the way my mother-in-law cooked this one it is not bitter in any kind of menu from her. Could not figure out her techniques until now and I want to learn it in the future though I don't...

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Is There a Way to Lessen the Bitterness of an Ampalaya or Bitter Gourd?

Muelitz @Muelitz (1592) • Canada 5 Aug 08

For those who have cooking experiences, I would like to get your experiences when using Ampalaya or Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon on your dishes. Is there any secret at all that you do to make the aforementioned ingredient taste a...

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what are you eating right now?

kaezy_kulet @kaezy_kulet (2465) • Philippines 13 Jun 08

are you eating right now? what is it? now is 3:20 pm here in the philippines and im just eating my lunch..hehehe i am eating rice and ampalaya..are you guys eating something? what is it?

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bittergourd (ampalaya), how do you like it?

gypsygoth @gypsygoth (244) • Philippines 13 Jul 07

in the philippines we often use it as an ingredient to some of our stirfried dishes and sometimes they pickle it up as a good side dish for fried foods. it has also been used as a therapeutic tea to lower down diabetes too....

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What is the best herbal medicine for diabetes?

sahira @sahira (1071) • Philippines 20 Feb 07

My father is a diabetic one,and we consider herbal medicines as other remedy..he had tried already the banaba leaves and ampalaya..is there any other herbal medicine that can reduce blood sugar?please give some info.

herbal medicine

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Do you eat Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd (a.k.a. Ampalaya)?

jillann @jillann (779) • Philippines 29 Nov 06

Do you eat Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd (a.k.a. Ampalaya)? Ampalaya (Tagalog) or Amargozo (Aklanon). Known in the west as Chinese bitter melon or bitter gourd, ampalaya became popular in the news recently because of its putative...

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