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Is blue bitter gourd bitter or white bitter gourd bitter?

In fact, there is no difference in their tastes, but the chlorophyll content of green bitter gourd is more.

In addition, if bitter gourd is not bitter, the following methods can be adopted:

Method 1: stir-fry: stir-fry bitter gourd and pepper together to relieve bitterness.

Method 2: Pickling: Sprinkle the cut wax gourd with salt and marinate for a while, then stir-fry it to reduce the bitterness.

Method 3: blanching in water: cut the bitter gourd into pieces and cook it in water, then soak it in cold water. However, although the bitterness can be eliminated, the flavor of bitter gourd is lost.

Method 4: Shui Piao: Cut the bitter gourd, remove the seeds, cut it into shreds, then rinse it with cold water, gently rub it with your hands while washing it, wash it for a while, then change the water and wash it again, so rinse it three or four times repeatedly, and the bitter juice will be lost with the water.

Method 5: Chill to remove bitterness. It is to slice bitter gourd and soak it in ice water for a while before taking it out, which can reduce the bitterness.

Method 6: High temperature debittering method. This is the opposite of the method just now, that is, the bitter gourd slices are scalded with boiling water before use.