A Big Vegetable Fruit
@Nakitakona (59987)
Philippines
July 12, 2019 7:55pm CST
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 follow up in text message.
We're hoping that he's happy receiving our messages. His mother greeted him in his FB wall.
The other day I received a picture of ampalaya (bitter melon) or amargoso in our dialect, is 15 cm long. It's one of the vegetable fruits grown in our son's garden.
Amargoso is one of our favorite vegetable fruits. We slice it into small pieces and saute it with eggs. One serving is good for three persons. It has been said it is good herbal medicine.
Ampalaya or bitter melon is a herbal plant popular for its bitter taste but contain medicinal properties and numerous health benefits to the body.
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
13 Jul 19
@Nakitakona its uploaded now!! Looks like a zuchini!!
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
@db20747 It's different from zucchini which has a soft skin covering. Ampalaya has a rough, rugged skin.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
Yes, but it couldn't be uploaded. It's in error.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
Now you've grown up. Are you eating it?
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
@rakski That's great. Actually the bitter taste of that vegetable is not too strong. Isn't it?
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
13 Jul 19
I enjoy eating bitter melon. I like to make bitter melon soup and I put stuffed pork inside. Sometimes chop this up and sauté with eggs as well.
Happy Birthday to your eldest son and I hope he responds to the messages!
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
Glad that you like this kind of vegetable fruit.
He's busy. He hasn't responded yet to our greetings to him.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
13 Jul 19
@Nakitakona I want to grow bittermelon. We will soon in our garden.
Hopefully he’s having a great birthday and eventually return greeting back soon.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
@infatuatedbby That's fine. Do you have your seeds for this vegetable fruit?
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@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
13 Jul 19
@Nakitakona you're right, my mom always told me so
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@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
13 Jul 19
I haven't heard about this kind of vegetable .
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
It's growing abundantly in our place.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
@Miss_Leafy It is a good herbal fruit. It's good for diabetic person.
@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
13 Jul 19
@Nakitakona Oh, I just looked at the picture of it. I think I know what it is but I never tried it 
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Jul 19
I have never tried bitter melon, I would love to. Happy Birthday to your son.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
Why not? Try it if it's available in your place. Thanks for the greetings to my eldest son.
