tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post115776569204100904..comments2023-12-23T20:46:22.849-05:00Comments on In Our Kitchen: Ampalaya (bitter melon) with EggsJMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01217941032371450987noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158672162773665022006-09-19T09:22:00.000-04:002006-09-19T09:22:00.000-04:00Hi Gattina, I'll be looking forward to it! Thanks....Hi Gattina, I'll be looking forward to it! Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Hi Thess, how's the renovation going? I hope it's finished soon so you can get back in your kitchen :-) Oh, I do that too, with the sabaw. Sometimes I also cook ampalaya with sardinas na masabaw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158492968678418462006-09-17T07:36:00.000-04:002006-09-17T07:36:00.000-04:00Hello Jmom, long time no 'c' :-)oh wow! amplaya co...Hello Jmom, long time no 'c' :-)<BR/><BR/>oh wow! amplaya cooked this way is my favorite..almusal, tanghalian, mirienda at hapunan, pwedeng pwede!<BR/><BR/>pag naman gusto ko ng may konting sabaw, i just add stock and sotanghon...thanks for reminding me to find ampalaya the coming week.<BR/><BR/>TC J!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158335612958709152006-09-15T11:53:00.000-04:002006-09-15T11:53:00.000-04:00Sure I'll love to show you the look of this soup (...Sure I'll love to show you the look of this soup (and recipe)... but please be patient as the store in my area doesn't always carry very fresh veg and fish. Once I get all the ingredients and will make it :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158330674518586262006-09-15T10:31:00.000-04:002006-09-15T10:31:00.000-04:00Hi Mae, that's right. My lone plant has finally go...Hi Mae, that's right. My lone plant has finally gotten bushy enough that I think I will be trying out the munggo and ampalaya recipe soon too. I have to confess that I have never tried cooking that dish myself. I always depended on my lola or dad to do it. They do it so well :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Gattina, me too, I just love the bitterness of it! That soup with bitter gourd sounds delicious. Do you think you'll post a recipe about it one day? I'd love to try it.<BR/><BR/>Hi Chas, I've heard that too, but like I told Toni previously, I'm too lazy to do it and I like the bitterness anyway :-) Maybe I should try doing that though, just so the girls would be encouraged to try it. Great idea! I think I will do it!<BR/><BR/>Hi manang, yes, I found that if you don't overcook it it is less bitter. I too almost had a disappointing season with bitter melon. Out of the whole pack of seeds that I planted, only one came up. Now, after it's had some heat it seems to be growing like mad. I was just thinking, if all the seeds had germinated, my whole bed would have been full of ampalaya!<BR/><BR/>Hi konjaro, is this hard to find in your area too?<BR/><BR/>Hi wilzz, thanks for visiting :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158329574185266582006-09-15T10:12:00.000-04:002006-09-15T10:12:00.000-04:00Pookah, if you're game to try this, I've seen them...Pookah, if you're game to try this, I've seen them selling it at the State Farmer's Market in Raleigh! :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Karen, yes, we do cook it here now. I think with the influx of Asian immigrants, we're introducing a lot of exotic vegetables in the area. Isn't it great how everything is getting global? My grandmother has mentioned that too, that the smoother the melon, the less bitter it is. I hadn't been observant enough to notice a difference though.<BR/><BR/>Hi Rowena, that's what I did too! I have been able to find bitter melon and other Asian veggies in the markets, but they are so expensive so I decided to plant them myself! Now if only it were that easy with fruits....like mangoes. yumm! I'd have an orchard in my backyard :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Dexie! You know my grandmother also used to say something about bitter melon and lactating women. I have to double check whether she said it was good for you or bad for you though. How's it going in babydom? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158328327160861612006-09-15T09:52:00.000-04:002006-09-15T09:52:00.000-04:00Thanks, Everyone for leaving comments. I apologize...Thanks, Everyone for leaving comments. I apologize for not leaving replies sooner as I have been swamped at work and am now just barely able to peek at my blogs.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi kalyn, do try it sometime. It's an acquired taste as I mentioned, but my husband said if you've eaten bitter greens like mustards you should have an idea what it tastes like. The tender leaves are also eaten, either in soups or in salads similar to the sweet potato tops.<BR/><BR/>Hi Toni, I have heard of people doing that to cut on the bitterness, but no I didn't do it this time and I rarely do it. One, I'm too lazy :-) and two I tend to like the bitterness.<BR/><BR/>Hi Pookah, oh thanks for thinking I do all that. To tell you the truth some of that get neglected from me blogging. LOL!! aren't I awful? I do lose sacrifice some sleep for the love of blogging though, you're right. :) Oh, as I mentioned to kalyn, the bitterness is similar to mustard greens, especially late in the season when they have become bitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158189488751735712006-09-13T19:18:00.000-04:002006-09-13T19:18:00.000-04:00hmm looks nice, keeping this blog in mind If i wou...hmm looks nice, keeping this blog in mind If i would wanna could somtingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158189309495754202006-09-13T19:15:00.000-04:002006-09-13T19:15:00.000-04:00Yum! Oh how I miss this!Yum! Oh how I miss this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158149213015410712006-09-13T08:06:00.000-04:002006-09-13T08:06:00.000-04:00That is one veggie that I really truly miss! Love...That is one veggie that I really truly miss! Love it that way, ginisa with egg, crispy, with a bit of bitterness (the less cooked, the less bitter it is, di ba?).<BR/><BR/>I should try to grow that indoors. When I tried to plant them last year, they had a transplant shock once I placed them outside. Maybe I should have planted them out in the first place. I will try to grow them indoors this time and see if they will make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158090129646270012006-09-12T15:42:00.000-04:002006-09-12T15:42:00.000-04:00ooohhh lovely! My grandma usually squeezed the amp...ooohhh lovely! My grandma usually squeezed the ampalaya together with some rock salt to take away the bitternessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158030346046074352006-09-11T23:05:00.000-04:002006-09-11T23:05:00.000-04:00Oh I really love bittermelon (gitter gourd). More...Oh I really love bittermelon (gitter gourd). More bitter more merrier for me! Yours goes with egg definitely super! My dad even made it with fish stock, all the soup super bitter, I just loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158013812711422422006-09-11T18:30:00.000-04:002006-09-11T18:30:00.000-04:00This is one of my favourite ampalaya dish. I make...This is one of my favourite ampalaya dish. I make it just now and again whenever it's available here. I remember ampalaya leaves are also used for cooking... if my memory serves me right, i think it's added in sauteed munggo?<BR/><BR/>Delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1158009854266882742006-09-11T17:24:00.000-04:002006-09-11T17:24:00.000-04:00YUMMMMMY. I love this.YUMMMMMY. I love this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1157970423206695082006-09-11T06:27:00.000-04:002006-09-11T06:27:00.000-04:00Your grandmother was one very wise woman. I haven...Your grandmother was one very wise woman. I haven't had bittermelon in so long...not something so easily found here. So what did I do? Order seeds online for the coming spring. I can't wait to plant these!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1157969342172795812006-09-11T06:09:00.000-04:002006-09-11T06:09:00.000-04:00Oh wow! Didn't realise that people in the west act...Oh wow! Didn't realise that people in the west actually cook this! We call it bitter gourd here. I don't know how true this is but my mom said that the bigger the "grooved" surface of the gourd is and the lighter, the less bitter it is. Great stir-fried or boiled with wolfberries and chicken/egg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1157947596916988742006-09-11T00:06:00.000-04:002006-09-11T00:06:00.000-04:00Jmom,you must never sleep...work, garden , childre...Jmom,<BR/>you must never sleep...work, garden , children, cooking, husband, blog. I was wondering bitter like what? What can you compare it to? I am always game for new food finds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1157941178269155322006-09-10T22:19:00.000-04:002006-09-10T22:19:00.000-04:00Hi JMom! Did you pre-soak the ampalaya prior to sa...Hi JMom! Did you pre-soak the ampalaya prior to sauteeing them? Some people do that; I wonder if you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119025.post-1157856901420634792006-09-09T22:55:00.000-04:002006-09-09T22:55:00.000-04:00I've never had this, but I have heard about it her...I've never had this, but I have heard about it here and there. I've been very curious about it. One thing I had wondered you answered, I wasn't sure if it did really taste bitter or if that was just a name. I'd love to try it sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com