The fruit there is called "bitter gourd"— I had it in Nepal and absolutely loved it. Bitter gourd is indeed bitter, but almost zucchini-like in flavour. I was thrilled to see we have it in Turkey, though it is pricey and mostly used medicinally here.
Ooh that sounds good! I'll have to try making it— I bought one and I have no idea what to do with it. I keep staring at it. The students in Nepal fried them, so I was thinking of doing that— but if I can find a mango...
Harika is the Turkish word for wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary. It has always been one of my most favourite words, for both its meaning and the pleasure of pronouncing it.
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I am wondering what kind of fruit or vegetable is on picture nr.3 ( "green stuff").
The fruit there is called "bitter gourd"— I had it in Nepal and absolutely loved it. Bitter gourd is indeed bitter, but almost zucchini-like in flavour. I was thrilled to see we have it in Turkey, though it is pricey and mostly used medicinally here.
Thank you, I googled it up and found this:
http://happyburp.blogspot.com/2006/07/bitter-gourd-green-mango-curry.html
Ooh that sounds good!
I'll have to try making it— I bought one and I have no idea what to do with it. I keep staring at it. The students in Nepal fried them, so I was thinking of doing that— but if I can find a mango...
Thank you for sharing!
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