Comments on: Ampalaya / Bitter Gourd / Bitter Melon

by: Gilles Alain

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:50:39 +0000

I am working in Dubai UAE and i need some help to find the way to lower my blood sugar.I am Canadien and i am planning to leave in Philippine with my wife I hear about Ampalaya for diabetic and i would like to know more about this vegetable.

Thanks
Gilles Alain

by: Ebba

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:29:42 +0000

Roger, it took me a while to get back to this site, I hope I have your email address so I can reply to your question. Houston has lots & lots of Oriental Market, and they sell ampalaya like its a local veggy. Also in most chinese health food, they sell ampalaya candies and ampalaya tea.

by: Roger Lamb

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:53:36 +0000

Where can I buy this product in Houston area. I live near Conroe, TX.

Spent 3-weeks in Manila and dropped blood sugar 150 points on 3rd day.

by: Imeon

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:40:23 +0000

One of my favorite vegetable is ampalaya…especially sa pinakbet. Masarap din siya ang ginisang ampalaya with egg….pinipili ko rin ito pag bumibili kami ng atsara sa Andok’s Litson…wow..nakakagutom…this vegetable is also good for diabetic person…

by: Ebba Myra

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:07:41 +0000

I probably is weird, but I liked my ampalaya bitter. I mean no soaking in salt, or rubbing it like trying to take out the taste. I looked for it in big chunks whenever I buy pinakbet in a restaurant. I planted ampalaya here in Houston, and I shrieked with joy when I got my first harvest - it was as big as my thighs, and so green. I cooked it Vietnamese style - (or Japanese?). Soaked in White wine vinegar, sweet chili sauce, salt, pepper, pimiento, onions, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil. They are grrrreat! Hey anybody tried white color ampalaya. I saw the seeds, but have not tried planting them. I am thingking of sending them to my cousins who farms in Quezon.