Bitter melon is best eaten in summer.

Bitter melon is generally better to eat in summer. You can choose to eat some bitter melon with lunch, which can replenish the body's energy. The bitter melon fruit tastes sweet and bitter, and the mature pulp and arils are mainly eaten as vegetables. When the bitter melon is on the market in summer, it is processed into a health drink that can be consumed throughout the year. There are bitter melon honey drinks, summer cooling drinks, instant health drinks, health drinks made of bitter melon and pumpkin or garlic, kumquat, etc., bitter melon tea, bitter melon milk, etc.

As long as the bitter taste is eliminated, more people will become accustomed to drinking it. Bitter melon kimchi is a pickled product made by pickling fresh bitter melon with low concentration of salt. It is made from candied bitter melon, candied and boiled bitter melon fruit. Bitter melon does not require high cooking requirements, and mixing it with other vegetables will not spread the bitter taste to other dishes. Bitter melon vines have ornamental value, and residents in urban courtyards often plant them on their own initiative, watching and eating.

How to choose bitter melon:

1. The fruit tumors growing one by one on the skin of bitter melon are the characteristics of judging the quality of bitter melon. The larger and fuller the particles, the thicker the flesh; the smaller the particles, the thinner the flesh.

2. When choosing bitter melons, in addition to choosing ones with large fruit tumors and upright fruit shapes, you should also choose white and beautiful ones. If the bitter melon turns yellow, it means it is overripe, and the flesh is soft and not crisp enough, losing the bitter melon's function. Some taste.

3. When buying bitter melon, it is better to buy young melons. Overripe bitter melons will become soft and rotten after being boiled for a while, and the flavor cannot be tasted. The best ones are those with crystal-clear and thick flesh and yellow ends. Test not to buy.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Bitter Melon