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is a tropical and subtropical vine widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Each plant bears separate yellow male and female flowers. In the Northern Hemisphere, flowering occurs during June to July and fruiting during September to November. It is a frost-tender annual in the temperate zone and a perennial in the tropics. It grows best in the USDA zones 9 to 11.
For the MM vegetable theme this week, I went to the Farmers Market specifically to find something unique. This is Indian Bitter Melon. Thought it was really cool looking outside and was very curious what was inside. For for this shot I sliced it and scooped out the innards so it’s now a hollow tube. HMM!
Strange fruits as display on the new vegetable market in Alanya.
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Merkwürdige Früchte werden auf dem neuen Markt in Alanya angeboten.
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Die Bittermelone (Momordica) ist eine tropische Gemüsefrucht und wird in Afrika und Asien als Lebens- und Heilmittel angebaut. Wiki
Leaves and tendrils of the bitter gourd, or bitter melon (momordica charantia). This vine is a native of the tropics and subtropics. Widely grown for its fruit, it is among the most bitter of all vegetables. I like it cooked with meats or in soup.
Macro Mondays
Theme: Slices Of Food
Size: Less than 3x3 inches
The subject is a longitudinal slice of a bitter gourd. Needless to say we had stirred fried bitter gourd with black beans, minced beef and garlic for dinner tonight. Some of the seeds were dislodged leaving the holes. Back lighted with natural light.
Best viewed enlarged.
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This is the creeping vine of the ampalaya or bitter gourd or bitter melon. It was fairly dark, I set the camera to ISO 800, producing noise to the image.
Balsam pear is a fast-growing summer annual vine. Fruits are egg-shaped and covered with ridges and warts. They are first green but then turn orange at maturity and split open, revealing bright red arils (seed covering) that cover the seeds.
Balsam pear is native to subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. but is now widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
AT NYBG, a ripe Bitter Melon which splits open and into segments that curl back to expose the seeds covered in orange red pulp.
A bitter Melon growing in my Garden. The theme is two weeks too early. They get really freaky when they are ripe. The colour changes to orange and they burst open offering red sticky seeds :-)
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Momordica charantia (colloquially: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in the cuisines of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Bitter melon has been used in various Asian and African herbal medicine systems for a long time.In Turkey, it has been used as a folk remedy for a variety of ailments, particularly stomach complaints. In traditional medicine of India, different parts of the plant are used as claimed treatments for diabetes (particularly Polypeptide-p, an insulin analogue), and as a stomachic, laxative, antibilious, emetic, anthelmintic agent, for the treatment of cough, respiratory diseases, skin diseases, wounds, ulcer, gout, and rheumatism.
Nestled next to a busy street is a family owned sari sari, grocery store, where neighbors and find cheaper produce and condiments than shopping at the big supermarkets in Malate, Manila, Philippines.
Macro Mondays theme: Redux 2020 - Vegetables
Japanese Goya, sometimes known as Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon. A bitter vegetable with an acquired taste.
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Looking close on Friday theme: Fruits (over processed picture)
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Bitter melon Stir-fry with tofu, soy curls and carrots seasoned with black pepper, sea salt, and soy sauce.
Bitter melon is known to the clean the blood, great for gut health and an excellent remedy for diabetics. Chinese, Thai, Okinawan's and Filipino's have been eating this for centuries.
bitter melon or locally named ampalaya and its bloom is an native indian plant that was introduced to china around the 14th century then to the rest of southeast asia. the plant produces a very nutritious fruit and used in many dishes. it is believed to have medicinal properties as well and can be used as a herbal tea.
Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in the cuisines of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
bitter melon or locally named ampalaya and its bloom is an native indian plant that was introduced to china around the 14th century then to the rest of southeast asia. the plant produces a very nutritious fruit and used in many dishes. it is believed to have medicinal properties as well and can be used as a herbal tea.
Northern Germany, Mid October 2020. It was/is a warm year. Like 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2002 ...
The last treasures from the garden.
Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in the cuisines of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Known for it's bitter taste, small bitter gourd is packed full with nutrients like vitamin C & A, and folate.