Bitter Melon Adventure?

[OakLeaf]

Active.com just posted something about Okinawan food with a picture of bitter melon. The article didn't have any recipes but it got me interested enough to google - here are some Okinawan style bitter melon recipes. http://chicagookinawakenjinkai.blogs...our-plate.html

My garden is coming on now and I'm not buying many vegetables at the moment ... and bitter melon is one thing I did not plant ... but I'm keeping these recipes on file.



I'm guessing that by "white radish" shootingstar means daikon, which is in pretty much any grocery store these days. European icicle radishes are actually hotter than the red ones. Bleh. Radish is one of the few vegetables I just really don't like. Daikon is very mild, and when we get red radishes from the CSA I can handle them roasted, but if I never had to eat radish again it would be okay with me.


ETA: And here is the website for the National Bitter Melon Council. Yes, there is such a thing. Yes, in the United States. There are tons of recipes of all kinds. I've only barely skimmed the surface.