Bitter melon is a plant that grows in parts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. Its fruit looks like a cucumber and has a very strong bitter taste. People use bitter melon as both a ...

Different species of bitter melon grow in tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa. In the Southeastern states of the US, the ...

Momordica charantia, commonly known as bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, ...

winter melon, Chinese okra and bitter squash. In traditional Chinese medicine, these ingredients are considered cooling, so are eaten when it's hot outside (although many of them are also ...