Bitter melon is a terrifying vegetable for some people. Bitter melon, green peppers, eggplant and other vegetables are listed as the most picky vegetables for children. For all children and even adults, whenever a bitter gourd appears on the dining table, a psychological battle with bitter gourd will take place. However, although bitter gourd has a bitter taste, it has a high nutritional value and a high vitamin C content. It is very effective for antioxidant and other functions. The advantages of annealing and detoxification are quite suitable for enjoyment during the summer solstice.
Although the summer solstice is not the highest temperature in summer, the summer temperature is high and the heat is difficult to resist. Not only is it easy to feel irritable, but it also has food sluggishness. At this time, bitter melon plays a good warm and refreshing ingredients in summer. The properties and consumption of bitter melon are recorded in the herbal order: "Bitty melon has bitter cold, eliminating evil and heat, eliminating deficiency, clearing the heart and improving eyesight." The nutritional properties of bitter melon include vitamin B1, vitamin C, protein, carbohydrates, golden chicken cream and fiber, among which vitamin C can help people to fight oxidize, while vitamin B1 can help eliminate fatigue and other conditions. It can be said that it is a good thing for eating bitter melon.
Bloody melon has lychees, grapes, and melons. As the name suggests, the bitter taste that makes people afraid of is from bitter melon and quinine in bitter melon. In addition, the golden chicken frost is also the reason why bitter melon has a bitter smell. However, in the book "Odds and Taboos of Fruit and Vegetables and Vegetables" pointed out that golden chicken frost can inhibit excessively excited nerve centers and help the human body to achieve a dehesive effect. Therefore, although the smell is bitter, it also helps the human body in consumption. The bitter taste mainly exists in bitter melon sacs and bitter melon seeds. Therefore, as long as the two are carefully removed during the cooking process, most of the bitter taste can usually be removed.
In addition to using the method of removing bitter melon sacs and bitter melon seeds to eliminate bitterness, the method of soaking bitter melon slices in water, washing, and soaking bitter melon slices in ice water can also enhance the bitterness. In the method of cutting bitter melon, the thinner the thickness, the more you can reduce the bitterness through soaking or cooking before cooking. Bitter melon has been often studied and promoted as a health product in recent years. It has been recognized by relevant research on the effects of lowering blood sugar, preventing diabetes, and reducing fat. This also shows that although bitter melon tastes bitter, it still has advantages in nutrition and disease prevention. For those who do not like bitter melon, you might as well look at bitter melon from a new perspective. In the summer, try to eat bitter melon again!