Bitter gourd is a vegetable often eaten in summer, bitter gourd like higher temperatures, heat-resistant disease intolerant, but through long-term cultivation, now the adaptability is stronger, but the higher the temperature, the more conducive to the yield of bitter gourd, bitter gourd in the flowering period, need sufficient light, so that the bitter gourd can make bitter gourd nutrient content is higher, the quality is higher. Bitter melon's adaptability to the soil is relatively strong, but the more fertile the soil, the higher the yield, the bitter melon likes the humid climate, but if the rain is too much, it will also lead to poor growth. Bitter melon is commonly grown in both the north and south regions of China.

Bitter melon tastes bitter, but it contains a wealth of nutrients, first, bitter melon has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, bitter melon is suitable for cold, so that can save a lot of vitamins in the bitter melon, can eliminate toxins in the body to reduce body fat can play the role of defeating the effect of fire. Secondly, bitter melon has the effect of lowering blood sugar, bitter melon has a four or five similar ingredients, can reduce blood sugar, so bitter melon is suitable for diabetic patients to eat. Third, the bitter melon has the effect of nourishing blood and nourishing Yin, bitter melon can lift the irritability, moisten the spleen and tonic kidney, and can also do to nourish the blood and tonic liver, the summer weather is hot, most choose to use the bitter melon, but the bitter melon is not too much, otherwise it may also lead to the bitter taste into the heart. Fourth, the bitter melon also has the effect of beauty, often use the bitter melon, can make the skin more delicate.

Because the bitter melon flavor is very bitter, so many people do not like to eat, but through the appropriate production methods, can also make the bitter melon become very delicious. Bitter gourd clam soup, put clams in water, add salt and sesame oil, let it sit for an hour, then cut off the bitter gourd, remove the capsule and slice it. After that in cold water into the clams, ginger bitter melon, open the fire to cook about ten minutes after sprinkling a little bit of green flowers, so the bitter melon clam soup is made, very delicious.

Bitter gourd egg cake will be bitter gourd after the capsule sliced, the egg into egg liquid, bitter gourd and egg liquid mix, add salt and mix well, add oil in the pan, and so the oil is hot, the bitter gourd and egg liquid poured into the pan, cooked can be out of the pan, so the fragrant bitter gourd scrambled eggs is done, very convenient and simple.