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Bitter melon & Egg plant


Bitter melon & Egg plant
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Copyright: Marie Louise Hagen (marielouitje) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 5 N: 20] (231)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-01-26
Categories: Food
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70
Exposure: f/4, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-07-30 1:16
Viewed: 762
Points: 5
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Made this picture on a market in Can Tho. On the left you see the bitter melon (also known as ku gua) and on the right the colourfull eggplant.

Bitter melon is often used in asian cooking. In Vietnam bitter melon soup with shrimp is a popular dish. A bitter melon tastes bitter (duh). It is hollow in cross-section, with a relatively thin layer of flesh surrounding a central seed cavity filled with large flat seeds and pith.

Bitter melons have been used in various Asian traditional medicine systems for a long time. Like most bitter-tasting foods, bitter melon stimulates digestion.

The eggplant, aubergine or brinjal is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. The raw fruit can have a somewhat bitter taste but, when cooked, becomes tender and develops a rich flavour. The eggplant is used in cuisines from Japan to Spain.
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  • Steft Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1350 W: 131 N: 1574] (5958)
  • [2007-07-30 11:39]
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Hoi Marie Louise,
Om heel eerlijk te zijn vind ik dit niet zo'n heel spectaculaire foto. Misschien had het leuk geweest als we ook een verkoper erbij zouden zien.
De beschrijving is trouwens wel interessant.

Groeten,
Stef

Salut Marie Louise,
beau close up,la texture des légumes est intéressante.
Un peu surexposé.

for asians like us, both the bittermelon and the eggplant are popular veggies. the bittermelon is bitter but with us it can be sweet depending what recipe one is it used to cook it, you bet. bright brilliant colors of these organic produce.
happy holidays ahead.
benedict

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