Bitter Melon with Fried Dace and Salted Black Beans. Get the recipe. (Credit: Renee Tse) Last summer my family became ...

Lower your blood sugar naturally, soothe digestive disorders, and prevent infections — even cancer. With these capabilities, it’s no wonder bitter melon is considered a superfood. But chances are, you ...

Bitter gourd, or bitter melon, is a vegetable that most of us avoid due to its bitter taste. But, if you think about it, the ...

Karen Man, the former co-owner and pastry chef of the renowned but-now-shuttered Oxheart restaurant, walked into my house one morning recently for a cup of chai. She also brought with her a small ...

"In the kitchen, eschewing bitter is like cooking without salt, or eating without looking," writes chef and writer Jennifer McLagan in her book Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavor.

Asian American chefs are embracing the medicinal gourd anew. By Cathy Erway On broad banana leaves, dishes of sweet soy dipping sauce, a creamy pork liver sauce, a bubbling pinakbet, some sticky rice ...

A bitter melon vine in San Diego becomes a lifeline to family, memory and the complicated meaning of home ...

Momordica charantia, commonly known as bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, ...

Bite into the most sophisticated taste on your palate with dishes where chicory, broccoli rabe, dandelion greens, grapefruit, and dark chocolate shine. Molly McArdle is Food & Wine's Updates Editor.