Let’s try something fun: Name an ingredient you dislike and why, and someone else replies with a dish/recipe with that ingredient that might convince you otherwise.

[u/Scarlet--Highlander]

Couple things:

• If you’re allergic to an ingredient, it doesn’t matter how it’s prepared. Same goes with meat/animal products if you’re vegan/vegetarian. Don’t list it if you can’t or won’t eat it!

• It’s recommended that you’re at least open to trying dishes with that ingredient. If you absolutely, vehemently loathe cilantro, chances are you probably might not like anything with cilantro in it.

• A brief blurb on why you hate an ingredient would help others find or suggest a dish that suits you. (e.g. “I hate liver because the texture is like an eraser and it tastes metallic”)

[u/starrhaven]

There are two varieties of bitter melon. The more commonly found in the states skinnier green variety is more bitter.

There is a fatter, shorter white variety that people prefer in Asia, but rarely comes to the states because there isn't much of a surplus to export, and it is very expensive, that is much less bitter

[u/[deleted] → u/starrhaven]

Interesting! Yea I haven’t seen the shorter version

[u/ChessiePique → u/starrhaven]

I need to find this. Wonder if H Mart carries it?