Generally, melons and vegetables contain unique functions such as clearing away heat and toxic materials, quenching thirst and diuresis, relieving summer heat and resolving phlegm, relieving asthma and improving eyesight, and can also prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other diseases. This kind of food is indispensable for Tianjin people's summer meals for generations, and the most common ones are cucumber, wax gourd and watermelon. As for the bitter gourd, pumpkin and loofah included in its category, they were rarely eaten in the past, while gourd, bergamot and golden melon (bamboo shoots) were even more difficult to see at the dinner table.
Bitter gourd has a famous saying, "clearing away heat and improving eyesight, purifying the soul." Sauce can be pickled, meat can be freshly roasted, Chongqing comes first, and bitterness can be removed ... "
("Interesting Life Diet Spectrum"), the article has the practice of bitter gourd, and also talks about the method of reducing bitterness, that is, first use water (preferably boiled water) before cooking.
I hope it works for you!