Above: A quick lunch of egg, lacto-fermented bitter melon, and douchi (salty, fermented soy beans). There are many more elaborate traditional recipes (in a flurry of culinary traditions from the ...

This vegan recipe is easy to make and can be enjoyed as a side dish or a main course. This vegan bitter melon and gram ...

Cut the bitter melon in half lengthwise then scrape out and discard the seeds and the pith. Cut the melon on the diagonal into slices about 6mm (¼in) thick. Heat about 15ml (1tbsp) of cooking oil ...