Homemade Honey Glazed Bitter Gourd Recipe

  There is a kind of sweetness called "honey with oil," and there is a feeling known as "bittersweet.""Honey with oil" describes extreme happiness, generally used to describe events that add beauty on top of existing good fortune. Everyone understands the idea of bittersweet—meaning paying first and reaping later. I interpret it as the mutual transformation between bitterness and sweetness or simply called "extreme to opposite."Today's dish is miso glazebitter gourd, because there is honey and sesame oil inside, thus perfectly matching the phrases "honey with oil" and "bittersweet."

  A small tip for a not-bitter bitter gourd----Miso Glazed Bitter Gourd

  Main Ingredients: 200g bitter gourd, 10g honey

  Side Ingredients:table salt 3g, sesame oil 3g,goji berries 5g

  Steps to make miso glaze bitter gourds

  1. Wash and remove the seeds from the bitter gourd.

  2. Slice the bitter gourd into thin pieces and sprinkle a little salt for 5 minutes, then drain the water.

  3. Take a clean small bowl and pour in 10 grams of honey.

  4. Add half a tablespoon of sesame oil, stir well.

  5. Pour the prepared glaze over the bitter gourd slices and serve with goji berries as decoration.

  Miso Glazed Bitter Gourds Ingredients Tips for pairing

  leek and bitter gourd should not be eaten together: eating them together will weaken the effect of leeks.

  yellow leek and honey should not be eaten together: because leeks are spicy and warm, containing garlic compounds and sulfur compounds, which contradict with honey's nature, so they should not be consumed together. Additionally, leeks contain a lot of dietary fiber that can enhance intestinal movement and cause laxation; honey can also lubricate the intestines for relief. Consuming them together may lead to diarrhea. Leeks and yellow leeks should both avoid being eaten with honey.

  Nutritional value of bitter gourd

  Bitter gourd, also known as lumpy gourd, hairy grape, and apricot.Bitter gourds contain protein , fat, starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin B1, etc. It contains the most vitamin B1 among all vegetable and fruit types, which can prevent and treat beriberi, maintain normal heart function, promote milk secretion, and enhance appetite. Wait. Momordica contains protein, fat, starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron, moutain mooli vitamin B2, vitamin C, and other components. Momordica contains the highest amount of vitamin B1 among gourd vegetables, which helps prevent and treat pellagra, maintain normal heart function, promote milk secretion and enhance appetite.