I took this photo yesterday at the farmer's market because I knew I'd never be able to properly explain what the heck these things looked like to anyone else...
Alien Pods of Terrestrial Invasion?
Dragon Toes??
They are in fact, Indian Bitter Melons or Karela!
Here are a few things about Karela that I didn't know until 5 minutes ago:
- They can help sufferers of diabetes by leveling blood sugar.
- They're enriched with Vitamin A, C, E, K; thiamine, beta carotene, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, potassium, zinc and folate.
- They're a hangover cure * makes mental note *
- The University of Colorado Cancer Center did studies showing that bitter melon juice can kill cancer cells in both humans and mice!!?!?!
Holy heck!
Has anyone cooked with one of these beauties? I want to go out and grab one next time I'm at the market! Any tips you have would be much appreciated-
Happy Thursday!
