{"id":548,"date":"2019-06-16T22:20:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T03:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=548"},"modified":"2019-06-17T08:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T13:36:49","slug":"so-delicious-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/so-delicious-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%87\/","title":{"rendered":"So delicious &#8211; \u179f\u17d2\u1784\u17c4\u179a\u1798\u17d2\u179a\u17c7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today is the monthly potluck Sunday at Plains Mennonite Church and I&#8217;m bringing something very special. Bitter Melon stuffed with Pork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I lived in Prey Veng I was told that Bitter Melon treats diabetes, cures cancer, and lowers  cholesterol. I was surprised to discover that there&#8217;s a basis for each of these claims! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bitter Melon contains&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polypeptide-p\">Polypeptide-p<\/a>, an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insulin\">insulin<\/a>&nbsp;analogue. So in a pinch Bitter Melon <em>could <\/em>treat diabetes&#8230;just not <em>accurately<\/em>. It&#8217;s actually dangerous for anyone with blood sugar related conditions to eat large quantities of Bitter Melon for this reason!<\/li><li>Bitter Melon extract is in clinical trials for cancer treatment&#8230;but this doesn&#8217;t equate to eating it curing cancer. The research has shown potential when highly concentrated Bitter Melon extract is applied to individual cancer cells.<\/li><li>Bitter Melon has been shown to significantly lower  cholesterol in lab studies when consumed in extremely large quantities. Granted, these studies were on rats and haven&#8217;t been confirmed for humans yet!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So Bitter Melon is a <em>true <\/em>Super Food. It&#8217;s also nutritionally dense, packed with antioxidants and rich in fiber. Did I mention the taste? It&#8217;s extremely bitter and delicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_085638-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"557\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/so-delicious-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%87\/img_20190616_085638-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_085638-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_085638-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_085638-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_085638-2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sliced small for the potluck.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_065653-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"551\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/so-delicious-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%87\/img_20190616_065653\/\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_065653-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_065653-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_065653-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_065653-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Slow cooking stuffed bitter melon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve eaten Bitter Melon raw &#8211; supposedly it&#8217;s most beneficial form &#8211; but I prefer it stuffed with pork (along with chives, garlic, pepper, and fish sauce) and slow cooked in water. This leaves a nice bitter broth as a bonus to drink later. \u179b\u17d2\u17a2\u179f\u1798\u17d2\u179a\u17b6\u1794\u17cb\u179f\u17bb\u1781\u1797\u17b6\u1796<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where can you get Bitter Melon in Pennsylvania?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>North Wales Pennsylvania has the wonderful <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Assi Plaza supermarket  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/assiplaza.net\/northwales.php\" target=\"_blank\">Assi Plaza supermarket <\/a>which has a wide variety of international food including bitter melon. Otherwise, just try your luck at your local international grocery store.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_130316432-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_130316432-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_130316432-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_130316432-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190616_130316432-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Assi not only stocks Bitter Melon, it stocks several varieties of Bitter Melon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I did try growing Bitter Melon on my deck in Pennsylvania but no luck (probably <em>because <\/em>it was on the deck). I do know an intrepid soul who is successfully growing Bitter Melon in Harrisonburg Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the monthly potluck Sunday at Plains Mennonite Church and I&#8217;m bringing something very special. Bitter Melon stuffed with Pork. When I lived in Prey Veng I was told that Bitter Melon treats diabetes, cures cancer, and lowers cholesterol. I was surprised to discover that there&#8217;s a basis for each of these claims! 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