When I visited the Asian shop in my city, Baton Rouge, LA. I found a bitter fruit or vegetable called as “paria,” “peria” or “pariah in languages of South East Asian countries.
In English, by searching through Google, It is refer to:
- a bitter gourd
- a bitter melon
- or a green gem.
Actually, some people categorized it as fruit, other said vegetable. I myself prefer to call it as the vegetable.
The size is not that long, around 12 cm, and weight is less than 1 pound. The color is green but change to yellow when ripe.
The price is quite reasonable in America, US$ 0.99 per-pound. Since I bought three pieces, I paid for US$ 2.71 only.
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Bitter melon is good anti-inflammatory vegetable. Mum cooks it with black beans
ReplyDeleteI know that the Filipino restaurant in Rome serves such veggies, which are typical of East Asia. But I have never eaten it. Interesting post, Tanza, as usual.
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yes, the plants from Asia......Americans start to eat now.....
DeleteIt looks like a cucumber. Nope, haven't seen it here.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. Probably good for you.
ReplyDelete...new to me.
ReplyDeleteNever acquired a taste for this.
ReplyDeleteNot seen here either.
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DeleteInteresting vegetable.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen it here.
Have a nice weekend.
this is totally new for me- i have never seen and tasted this one before
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DeleteHave You Ever Tasted a Paria? - Part 1 - Food Variety 31
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When I visited the Asian shop in my city, Baton Rouge, LA. I found a bitter fruit or vegetable called as “paria,” “peria” or “pariah in languages of South East Asian countries.