Comments on: Ampalaya / Bitter Gourd / Bitter Melon

By: clau04

clau04 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:37:29 +0000

I would like to know how to make a bread out of ampalaya? please sumit me how. thanks!

By: oj88

oj88 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:29:44 +0000

Marketman, I was looking for a good ampalaya recipe but discovered your site instead. I only know how to cook this veg two ways. One would be the sauteed with shrimps and egg and the other with “paksiw”. You need: 1milkfish, onion, ginger, 1/3cup vinegar,green chili, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients and bring to a boil. When its boiling put the ampalaya.Add water if its too sour. The vinegar will drown most of the ampalaya’s bitterness. Just make sure its cooked through. :) Eat with steamed rice with fish sauce+chili on the side.
To Gilles Alain~ if you are still in Dubai, ampalaya is widely available. But I dont think you could eat enough of it to actually lower your blood sugar level, unless you have a really strong stomach or your taste buds dont work. :D Just try it in tea form, you can check this link: https://www.charantia.com/ >>it helps with sugar level but its not a substitute for doctor prescribed medication.

By: Ramon

Ramon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:04:07 +0000

Where can i buy ampalaya plant or seeds? Vacaville

By: abby

abby — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:44:52 +0000

there is something in ampalaya that change my life… it is better than other vegies..

By: Gilles Alain

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

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

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

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

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.

By: Randomer lookin for pictures of melons

Randomer lookin for pictures of melons — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:59:37 +0000

Sorry guys your all sad talking about melons so passionately