Healthy Recipes

Bitter Melon

Posted by admin on Aug 30, 2011 in BodyIQ, Healthy Recipes | Comments Off

This vegetable, which is also classified as a fruit, comes by many names as for example Bitter Pear, Bitter Apple, African Cucumber and Balsam Pear. It does not matter how aristocratic the names make it, the bottom line is that it is very bitter. In spite of this, it deserves honorable mention because its nutritional benefits are many. There are Chinese and Indian Bitter melons. The Chinese Bitter Melons have a smoother, but still ridged skin, whereas the Indian Bitter Melon has a rugged alligator skin. The...