Bitter gourd is a vegetable that is tender green and long with seeds in the middle and is very juicy with a bitter taste. Hence its name bitter gourd. If it is over-mature it will become a yellow/red colour and less bitter. Bitter gourd is very popular in many dishes in Southern China and South [...]
In China, mung beans are very popular to eat especially in the hot summer months. Most families in China eat mung beans and use them widely in different recipes, such as mung bean noodles, mung bean cake, mung bean rice, mung bean soup, mung bean desserts and even mung bean wine. They are also commonly [...]
Watermelon is traditionally a seasonal fruit, mostly eaten throughout the warmer summer months. Due to easy transportation & storage, however, watermelon can usually now be found in the shops all year round. Watermelon is a juicy, cooling fruit and is therefore suitable for summer. Chinese diet therapy recommends watermelon to relieve thirst in the summer, [...]
