The English equivalent of describing a dish as bitter is as follows:
bitter.
English/?b?t?(r)/. Beautiful/?b?t?r/.
adj. Bitter; intense and unpleasant; full of anger and hatred; indignant; unpleasant; sad; caused by pain; bitter; cold.
n. Bitter beer (very popular in the UK); bitter juice (bitter alcohol liquid extracted from plants, which can increase the taste of other alcoholic beverages).
vt. Make bitter.
adv. Violent.
Third person singular: bitters present participle: bittering past tense: bittered past participle: bittered comparative: bitterer superlative: bitterest.
Derivatives: bitterness n.
Beauty?may?have?fair?leaves,?but?bitter?fruit.?
Pretty flowers may have Beautiful leaves, but the fruit is bitter.
Love?means?a?tree,?whose?fruit?is?sometimes?sweet?and?sometimes?bitter.?
Love is like the fruit of a tree, sometimes It's sweet, sometimes it's bitter.
Learning?is?a?bitter?root,?but?it?bears?sweet?fruit.?
The root of knowledge is bitter, but its fruit is sweet .
Reading?is?also?bitter.?
Reading is also bitter.
Work?has?a?bitter?roots?but?sweet?fruits.?
Work has bitter roots and sweet fruits.