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Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karavila and many more names listed below) [1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit.
This wild melon is relatively small in size compared to cultivated bitter melon. Momordica charantia (bitter melon, Mandarin Chinese: kǔ guā 苦瓜) is native to Africa but has been used in Chinese folk medicine for centuries as a 'bitter, cold' herb, and has recently been brought into mainstream Chinese medicine as well as natural medical ...
Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, [4] [5] also called ash gourd, [6] white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, [6] Chinese preserving melon, [6] is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is native to South and Southeast Asia.
White gourd or White Melon Benincasa hispida: Ronga-Lau, Ronga Lao Jwgwnar Pumpkin: Cucurbita moschata: Teeta-Kerela Bitter gourd: Momordica charantia: Bhaat-Kerela Teasle Gourd: Momordica dioica: Kunduli Ivy gourd: Coccinia grandis: Siral / Bangi / Bami Mouse melon / Santa claus melon: Melothria scabra: Bhendi Okra, Lady's fingers Abelmoschus ...
This was rendered in Chinese as luóhàn guǒ (羅漢果, literally ' arhat fruit ') which later became the Chinese and Western commercial designation for this type of sweet fruit. [ 5 ] It may also be called la han qua (from Vietnamese la hán quả , which also means ' arhat fruit ' ), or longevity fruit (also used for other fruits).
Chinese date táo tàu: Cam sành: green orange Sugar-apple bình bát or mãng cầu: Custard apple Dracontomelon sấu: Durian sầu riêng: Gac gấc: Xôi gấc – made with sweet glutinous rice and the aril and seeds of the gấc fruit Baby Jackfruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd, Sweet Gourd, or Cochinchin Gourd Chrysophyllum cainito vú sữa ...
It consists of gōyā (bitter melon), egg, tofu, and either Spam or thinly sliced pork. [2] [4] It often also includes vegetables such as carrots. Tofu chanpurū is tofu stir-fried with vegetables and Spam, bacon, thinly sliced pork belly, or canned tuna. Unlike tofu from mainland Japan, Okinawan tofu is firm and does not fall apart when stir ...
The oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) is a group of Cucumis melo cultivars that are produced in East Asia. [1] [2] Phylogenetic studies tracing the genetic lineage of the plant suggest that it may have originated in eastern India, having then spread to China over the Silk Road, from which it was introduced to Korea and Japan.