#bittermelon

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More than 4 million Filipino adults have diabetes (IDF 2021), and it is the 4th leading cause of death in the country (PSA 2023). To help, maintain or transition to a more active livestyle and eat lots of vegetables like ampalaya. Tending a simple garden "FARMacy" is a great way to do both, or “feed two birds with one seed!” Printable: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1591258560/ampalaya-or-bittermelon-with-baybayin

Bitter Melon - Momordica charantia A medicinal/poisonous plant with extensive ethnopharmacological uses in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. I’m looking forward to looking up the local folklore and uses of this cool little plant that I found growing in the cemetery. #poisonpath #poisonousplants #banefulherbs #poisongarden #herblore #floridaplants #bittermelon https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdQUsFre1r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Spotted in arizona! Wild!

Nile, a returning youth intern at @enyfarms, holds his farm’s first Futo Bitter Melon seed harvest of the year in East New York, Brooklyn. This is a largely Caribbean neighborhood with the highest concentration of community gardens in NYC and one of the oldest community farmers markets, where you can find lots of Caribbean vegetables like Bodi, Callaloo, and Pigeon Peas (Gandules) - all of which are seed crops this amazing youth farm provides for our Truelove Seeds catalog. This year, East New York Farms and @redhookfarms are teaming up to offer their seeds for this deliciously bitter, bumpy, and nutritious vegetable in our catalog from vines grown on each of their farms. So in addition to twenty+ years of providing healthy, culturally essential produce for their neighbors, the youth and adults involved in these Brooklyn farms are now helping people around the world reconnect to their beloved foods through seed keeping. So grateful for this ongoing collaboration! #seedkeeping #bittermelon (at East New York Farms!) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwbCUYAU4c/?igshid=1n20coaf04hm8

ゴーヤチャンプル定食。 昨日食べたゴーヤチャンプルが忘れられず、自作。 「この時期ゴーヤあるのか？」と思えば、普通に売ってた。スパム、高いねえ、515円。 木綿豆腐、スパム、ゴーヤ、玉子。ラード買ったんで、ラードで炒めて、塩でキツめに味付け。 美味かった。 #ゴーヤ #ゴーヤチャンプル #ゴーヤチャンプルー #経堂 #スパム #goyachampuru #bittermelon #eggs #tofu #spam #luncheon #luncheonmeat #tokyo #japan #japanesefood ? #okinawanfood #homecooking (Kiyoudou, Setagaya-ku) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIG7bxg8t2/?igshid=1rw2zztbjkycj

As a child I was not fond of this lol, but I’ve learned to like it as I got older.