Jim in his blog Personal Reflections suddenly went off course and blogged about the least favourite vegetables people come up with.
For me as I am sure will be with most Indians, it was a no brainer. It is what we call the Bitter Gourd. I had commented thus: “Why? In my childhood, I was forced to eat it regularly for its medicinal properties!”
For those who are interested in the medicinal properties, here is a link to an article on it.
The vegetable can be made to look very attractive though!
NO! gross!
unless it tastes like cucumber. i love cucumbers.
carving it into an alligator would not endear it to me!
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I will send you by email something else that may just appeal to you.
That crocodile is a work of art. I would be willing to have a small taste of bitter gourd. After all, I did try Vegemite!
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Yes, go ahead, be adventurous.
That’s gorgeous, but how do you eat it? Croc-au-vin? Croc McNuggets?
Or cooked in a croc(k) pot?
I imaging crocodile tastes similar to alligator, but I wonder what bitter gourd tastes like? It looks frightening! Almost as deadly as durian. I sliced open the palm of my hand, cutting into a durian fruit. Fortunately, I didn’t lose the hand. I even kind of liked the fruit.
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There are people who love to eat bitter gourd. My daughter in law for one. It is an acquired taste!
To take the bitterness away, we use molasses and or tamarind to the gravy and cook it. I would not know about cooking crocs!
tripe! Revolting…childhood dish…think Mother may have cooked in some type of milk mixture…Dad loved it – I DID NOT…I doubt I could face it even today; not that I eat much meat
Tripe is NOT a vegetable. Oh, damn, that reminds me… ‘scuse me while I send the Tripe Board some requested info. (No, seriously..)
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oh dear…you are so right, – just saw “least favourite” and !@#$% happened.
No problem. I’d just forgotten I’d been named to the Tripe Marketing Board and was overdue to send them a bio blurb and photo. 😉
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anything from cucumber family give me back case of “problems” although personally I do not have a beef with them 🙂
oops “beef” not as in meat but more reason like as in “nice” awful” “hate” “maybe” 🙂
I love cucumbers and other squash type vegetables but this one is an exception.
I have had something similar – not sure what it is called as I was very young but otherwise I love vegetables. Cannot really think of one I dislike as anyone with any skill in the kitchen can make things generally taste very good. I do have issues with stuff like tofu though – texture wise and taste wise (or lack thereof)
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Yes, even this bitter gourd can be made palatable with the addition of molasses and / or tamarind and chilli.
I wonder how long it took to prepare the food for that photo?
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I wish that I could answer that question Grannymar. One of the problems that I have when such decorative dishes are kept on the table is to destroy them to eat!
There’s a little kitchen tool here- about the size of a small pencil. It has a handle, and all kinds slits and hooks and phlanges, and can be used to make roses out of radishes, and goldfish out of carrots. you get the picture. So far, I have been give 11 of them as presents. They have their own special spot in my what is this for drawer. And since I limit myself to raisin smileys on peanut butter, the day will not come when… actually, I just had a vision of everyone at my funeral lining up to put radish rose makers on the coffin lid instead of roses. And as to tofu…just smash it in a blender with blueberries, shackman. instant lunch. and with this crowd, add a couple of shots of rum, pineapple, and coconut. Instant supper.
ps. worst vegetable: harvard beets (boiled with orange marmelade) or stewed tomatoes ( stewed with celery and bread strips.)
The very idea!
Some years ago when it mattered, I had gone that route and invested in such gadgets to make attractive looking salads and melons. I lost all interest after the need passed away and now simply chop! I am not much of a tofu fan but am not averse to it. I use home made cottage cheese instead and love it.
I think my favorite part of this post is the responses. Glad you fixed the traffic problem – you need to keep your fans!
Responses to blog posts take on lives of their own don’t they?