Thanks for taking the trouble to show to prepare and take the bitterness out of the melon. A ton of videos here don't show that. It's like adding re-hydrated shiitake mushrooms to your recipe and not bothering to show how to re-hydrate them.
Looks really delicious! We just received some bitter melon from my cousins. I made some soup with the bitter melon earlier for dinner. I'll definitely give this recipe a try.
Thank you for this recipe. I have been hoping for this! My mom makes it uses ground pork with fish sauce and serves deep fried tofu with a lemon oyster sauce as a side. I really miss eating bitter melon lol. My hubby hates it though. :( This version looks so delicious. I can't wait to try.
My family and I love bitter melon. We eat it everyday and it's nutritious. We grow it in our backyard. We also eat the leaves. Will try this recipe for a change.
Thank you for sharing the recipe! My grandma used to cook goya when I was a little girl, and I always wanted to cook it for myself but I didn't know how! The recipe and preparation look really easy!
I've made something similar. Just be warned, even with parboiling, or soaking in salt, it's called bitter melon for a reason! It's still a very tasty recipe, and you may be a bit shocked at the bitter aftertaste of the first bite. After the first bite, though, it's really good as you know what to expect.
This music reminds me of the traditional Japanese festivals, I would really love to see Ochi-San vlog a festival while wearing a Yukata! And combine the vlog with a traditional dish she can make^^ I'm sure a video like this would be a hit!
thanks for the recipe I ordered Goya seeds online and am currently growing this vine in my backyard. Bitter melon is also eaten in India and Asian countries. This has anti diabetic properties. I wish Americans knew more about Goya. We have a large Asian and Indian population just north of Atlanta.
I love this! I've had the chance to eat it at an okinawan restaurant and it was really good! Only thing is that I could only get the normal bitter melon from the market which is of a lighter green and less ridges.
thanks for the vid tutorial! now i'm making goya chanpuru (minus the tofu bit) for my daily morning protein intake... instead of just same ol' egg omelettes and i like the goya to be bitter ^^ too bad i couldn't get hold of katsuobushi...
what's a good substitute for Katsuobushi? Also, how do I cut or slice the meat if I'm using spam or ham instead? I have already tried your recipe and it turned out great even without the Katsuobushi (because it's not easily available in Philippines)! My grandmother loved it and wants me to make it again soon!
i agree this is a veg for grown up, i used to hate to have this for lunch/dinner when i was at school, but now i love it. i think the one i had was of a different variety, it's light green and don't have the spikes on skin, but it's got curves around it, and it's much more juicy, so it's tastier ^^
I wonder if I would be able to find these ingredients to make this here in America. I live on the east coast so Japanese food stores are hard to find. :( It looks scrumptious!
I heard that goya chanpuru is one of the healthiest veggies ever. One day I tried to cook with goya but I didn´t know the salt trick so it was very bitter ^_^
Bitter melon often grow in tropical/hot countries,in particularly asia.In my country Thailand we have the bitter gourd which is the same haha.It taste bitter BUT If you cook it well it will relese lesser bitter flavors. Chears ♥♥ ***** I ♥♥♥ your videos, take care
In north India we call it karela. Or bitter gourd in English. We prepare this vegetable in different ways. My favourites are stir fried with onion and stuffed with masala (a combination of spices) and shallow fried. And we also salt the vegetable and let it sit for 1-2 hours to reduce the bitterness.
good question. yes this is very basic procedure. people do this when they don't like it too bitter. I think most people do this because you never know how bitter it is until you cook~ but when people want to keep the nutrition, they don't do this and eat bitter.
I noticed that it takes a long time to cook the Goya (yours seemed quick) but one step I didn't do was after cutting, I didn't salt and wash then cook) -- do you think that was the problem? I like the bitterness and don't need to lessen the bitterness but I would prefer soft Goya before cooking like yours.
We have dish like this in the philippines. But we dont put salt in the bitter melon we just wash it with water coz they say if you soak it in salt it will remove its nutrients. Plus we add tomatoes to before putting the bitter melon. You hope you could try it out. :)
Bitter melon, bitter gourd, or karela as we call it, is a common vegetable in India. But most children and quite a few adults don't like the bitter taste. I started eating and enjoying the vegetable in my mid 30s. But I'm not sure whether I'll cook it with pork and tofu or any other protein.
this vege is called peria (ペリア) in malaysia..my mum always eat it raw or cook like you (minus the pork and bonito flakes)..going to ask her to put bonito flakes later on! (we cant eat pork though)
Hi, I was wondering if u could make a video of making a everyday bento box coz it's getting busy at school here in my country and I really wanna try making a bento box to school or something. Hope u can make this video>< thks~
For my opinion, using silk tofu might break into tiny crumbs while stir-frying it, it might not look great after the dish is done. I think it would be better to put the silk tofu into the freezer and wait overnight, then defrost and drain well before cooking. The tofu will change to layers and it tastes great too! (I don't know is there any specific name for this kind of tofu in Japanese but my mother usually do this for the silk tofu and cook with different kinds of food) I hope you can have a try with it~
I made this today, and my daughter helped me (she’s almost 3). This was VERY good, but I am trying to get use to the bitter melon. I never had anything like it lol it is very bitter.
i know~ i could not eat it until over 20 LOL i didn't even like to drink coffee back then. i feel old eating it saying it is yummy 😂anyway your daughter is a good girl!!!😉
***** -san in my area we don't have katsuobushi , believe me i already search all over , it prevent me to cook many delicious japanese dish because lacking of this 1 ingredient , so i wanna ask , for this dish (or for other dish too if possible) is there a substitute for katsuobushi ?
That is the kind of bitter melon often sold/eaten by Indian communities around here, too. There's two other kinds that are smoother and lighter in color without the "spikes" that are popular, too.
Yeah i know the smoother one and lighter in color because i eat them often but i heard... well from my parents that Indian Bitter Melon is more bitter then the one that is smoother and lighter in color. Is that true?
Thanks for taking the trouble to show to prepare and take the bitterness out of the melon. A ton of videos here don't show that. It's like adding re-hydrated shiitake mushrooms to your recipe and not bothering to show how to re-hydrate them.
aww thanks for saying so! i will try to show everything step by step 👍
YUMMY!!! LOOKS SO GOOD!!
Great video. A must at izakayas. Bitter melon is so delicious.
Yes 😉
I love this dish! I almost forgot how to make it! I learned it first from my best friend who is originally from Okinawa. Thank you for sharing!
The bitterness is what makes it taste good! Hahaha what my mom always told me when I was little everytime I ate Goya chanpuru.
Looks really delicious! We just received some bitter melon from my cousins. I made some soup with the bitter melon earlier for dinner. I'll definitely give this recipe a try.
Pleaae make a new book whit this new recipes! I’va had your first edition! But I and I know another peoples 外人の人 want more! Like you!!!! Always a fan!
aww thank you! when I get a chance, sure!!!
Thank you for loving Japan from Japan
I'm staying in Okinawa for a few of days...and will surely try this dish. Thank you for posting this. Tony.
you are very welcome :)
Thank you for this recipe. I have been hoping for this! My mom makes it uses ground pork with fish sauce and serves deep fried tofu with a lemon oyster sauce as a side. I really miss eating bitter melon lol. My hubby hates it though. :( This version looks so delicious. I can't wait to try.
Very interesting cooking & nutious food.
Looks so yummy!!!
+roaneah i think vegetable in japan. there are some sweet flavored dishes, snacks, and desserts, though.
I love the recipe. Regards from Brazil.
Mmm I love bitter melon~ I will definitely try out this recipe!
Yammy!! 美味しそう！
Como fazer o chá verde dá Goya faz da folha ou da fruta
I just grew my own bitter melon in my backyard and was looking for cooking advice, this looks pretty good, I will try it tomorrow. :)
Hope you enjoy! This is the very typical and basic recipe using bitter melon here in Japan!!!
My family and I love bitter melon. We eat it everyday and it's nutritious. We grow it in our backyard. We also eat the leaves. Will try this recipe for a change.
gakaotaku09 wow amazing :D
I love bitter melon❤ ❤ ❤ I haven't taste okinawa bitter melon before, but I heard that they are tasty. Hope I have a chance to try 😝😝
omggg i love bitter melon. can't wait to try this out!!
"And now it's done" it always stock in my head every time I watch your vid. Btw, Thank you :)
That looks great. I'm in Okinawa right now on business, but will be cooking this in my airbnb tonight. I think I'm going to use spam.
Sounds absolutely great 👍
Looks so delicious and I love the music. Lol.
I've been waiting for this one. Thank you so much for making this video recipe!
Looks like a dish I had in Vietnam. They hollow it out and stuff it with minced pork and boil it in a broth. Lovely!
Thank you for sharing the recipe! My grandma used to cook goya when I was a little girl, and I always wanted to cook it for myself but I didn't know how! The recipe and preparation look really easy!
God Bless you for sharing this recipe.🙏🙏👍🙏
Beautiful!
I've never heard of goya before but this looks so tasty! I'll keep this one in mind if I ever come across the bitter melon.
Rick L i think it is a great recipe to try out if you have never eaten goya ;)
I've made something similar. Just be warned, even with parboiling, or soaking in salt, it's called bitter melon for a reason! It's still a very tasty recipe, and you may be a bit shocked at the bitter aftertaste of the first bite. After the first bite, though, it's really good as you know what to expect.
loved your tutorial :) beautifully done!
In the philippines, we use to call it AMPALAYA.. and cook it almost the same as yours.. I dont like it when i was young but now, i'm craving for it..
Haha I'm learning how to cook the vegetable myself because I'm living with my grandmother, but personally, I'm very reluctant to eat it...
I'm gonna make it today ! I've got a Goya and an okinawa tofu ....hum mm. Thanks for the easy recipe.
Sounds great!
This music reminds me of the traditional Japanese festivals, I would really love to see Ochi-San vlog a festival while wearing a Yukata! And combine the vlog with a traditional dish she can make^^ I'm sure a video like this would be a hit!
i second that! 8D
thanks for the recipe I ordered Goya seeds online and am currently growing this vine in my backyard. Bitter melon is also eaten in India and Asian countries. This has anti diabetic properties. I wish Americans knew more about Goya. We have a large Asian and Indian population just north of Atlanta.
looks so good; I will try this; arigatou gozamashita!
Omg this looks so good! 😍
Yes this dish is good 😉
Looks so delicious!! You could eat 2 bowls of rice. Thanks for sharing the video. I just love bittermelon.
It's true! When you get older you can appreciate bitter melon! That's what happened when I made this today. Lol xD
unknowndeoxys00 hehe
I love all your videos. thanks. pls make a video on how to cook tougan(冬瓜) thanks
I was just craving for this! Thank you:)
Yum!!
Thanks for sharing..
you are welcome :)
+mi O. 夏は湿度が高くて乾燥しないので冬に検討します〜マカロンは 既に1回作ってます☆ How to Make Panda Macaron (Recipe) パンダマカロンの作り方 (レシピ)
***** if you eat out they save meat. lol home cooking is better. hehe
i like watching people eat
Hi, thank you for your video. I will try this recipe. Where can I buy the bonito flakes?
Dry ingredients can be found on the Internet. Amazon may have it!
It's a popular Chinese dish too!! :D my mum n I love it 😍
Gonna make ot!
Love the music!
I love this! I've had the chance to eat it at an okinawan restaurant and it was really good! Only thing is that I could only get the normal bitter melon from the market which is of a lighter green and less ridges.
猫魂 -nekotama- oh i see~
I believe the lighter green (or even beige to off-white) colored bitter melons with smoother ridges are supposed to be less bitter.
thanks for the vid tutorial!
now i'm making goya chanpuru (minus the tofu bit) for my daily morning protein intake... instead of just same ol' egg omelettes
and i like the goya to be bitter ^^
too bad i couldn't get hold of katsuobushi...
This looks sooooo good! Can't wait to try it out! (:
wow, thanks for sharing this rcipe...
I love this veggie too.. Im indonesian but we're used to cook it with shrimps.
The secret of Okinawan longevity or so I heard, this is so healthy :)
Omg! Where did you get that spatula from? It's so cute! And I have to give this dish a try it looks so delicious
若いとき嫌いだったから全然食べられなかったが、今食べられるｗ
Ochi-san!! My family used to eat Goya salad. just tomato, onions, goya and vinegar as the sauce. and it is so delicious :) :)
팬남 sounds very refreshing! thank you for an idea~
welcome~~!
Long time no see. I like your cooking channel :-)
thank you 👍
I'm not too fond of bitter melon, and my dad cooks it a lot with eggs and meat. I should try out this recipe, maybe I'll like it.
what's a good substitute for Katsuobushi? Also, how do I cut or slice the meat if I'm using spam or ham instead? I have already tried your recipe and it turned out great even without the Katsuobushi (because it's not easily available in Philippines)! My grandmother loved it and wants me to make it again soon!
Yay new recipe! :D
Ochikeron! Could you try to recreate pepperlunch? 😍
Looks good:3
I love how you always take really big bites. It makes the food look even more delicious :D
i agree this is a veg for grown up, i used to hate to have this for lunch/dinner when i was at school, but now i love it. i think the one i had was of a different variety, it's light green and don't have the spikes on skin, but it's got curves around it, and it's much more juicy, so it's tastier ^^
I wonder if I would be able to find these ingredients to make this here in America. I live on the east coast so Japanese food stores are hard to find. :(
It looks scrumptious!
I add more sauce to the mixture, but that's neat since I ain't from Okinawa and all. thank
Sounds great!
Hi ochikeron, can you make a tutorial on how to make a whole fish?
Most of the goya champuru I have tried uses moyashi もやし (bean sprouts), you may want to try that. I also think Spam tastes the best...
I heard that goya chanpuru is one of the healthiest veggies ever. One day I tried to cook with goya but I didn´t know the salt trick so it was very bitter ^_^
Never seen bitter melon before in my life! But it surely looks awesome. Dragon melon! :-)
いつも見てます♡
リクエストなんですけど
マカロンを作って欲しいです。
クリームチーズ?で作るチーズ味のマカロンとかチーズ味のマカロンが大好きなので出来れば
チーズ味のマカロンをお願いします😢💕
Bitter melon often grow in tropical/hot countries,in particularly asia.In my country Thailand we have the bitter gourd which is the same haha.It taste bitter BUT If you cook it well it will relese lesser bitter flavors.
Chears ♥♥ ***** I ♥♥♥ your videos, take care
In north India we call it karela. Or bitter gourd in English. We prepare this vegetable in different ways. My favourites are stir fried with onion and stuffed with masala (a combination of spices) and shallow fried. And we also salt the vegetable and let it sit for 1-2 hours to reduce the bitterness.
Do you cook this in medium heat or medium-high heat?
Is it traditional to soak bitter melon in Okinawa? Or do the Okinawans eat it as is?
good question. yes this is very basic procedure. people do this when they don't like it too bitter. I think most people do this because you never know how bitter it is until you cook~ but when people want to keep the nutrition, they don't do this and eat bitter.
You always make me hungry with your delicious dishes.. T^T
What can i replace for katsuboushi or bonito flakes?
I love to watch you eat PLUS you look like a doll :o) Love you!!
***** aww you are too nice.
I noticed that it takes a long time to cook the Goya (yours seemed quick) but one step I didn't do was after cutting, I didn't salt and wash then cook) -- do you think that was the problem? I like the bitterness and don't need to lessen the bitterness but I would prefer soft Goya before cooking like yours.
wanted to eat this for a while... since my mom used to cook this for me... konna kantan da to omowanakatta na haha 39 !
We have dish like this in the philippines. But we dont put salt in the bitter melon we just wash it with water coz they say if you soak it in salt it will remove its nutrients. Plus we add tomatoes to before putting the bitter melon. You hope you could try it out. :)
Which part do we add the starch in?
Slice it thinly, stir fry it with chopped garlic and egg and it's REALLY GOOD!!
Bitter melon, bitter gourd, or karela as we call it, is a common vegetable in India. But most children and quite a few adults don't like the bitter taste. I started eating and enjoying the vegetable in my mid 30s. But I'm not sure whether I'll cook it with pork and tofu or any other protein.
this vege is called peria (ペリア) in malaysia..my mum always eat it raw or cook like you (minus the pork and bonito flakes)..going to ask her to put bonito flakes later on! (we cant eat pork though)
I recently tried fritters with bitter lemon! Lol but I picked out the bitterlemon pieces
21ninesco oh no. haha
Hi, I was wondering if u could make a video of making a everyday bento box coz it's getting busy at school here in my country and I really wanna try making a bento box to school or something. Hope u can make this video>< thks~
how long do bonito flakes last and do you have to refrigerate them?
They're dry, they last like forever. No need to refrigerate.
For my opinion, using silk tofu might break into tiny crumbs while stir-frying it, it might not look great after the dish is done. I think it would be better to put the silk tofu into the freezer and wait overnight, then defrost and drain well before cooking. The tofu will change to layers and it tastes great too! (I don't know is there any specific name for this kind of tofu in Japanese but my mother usually do this for the silk tofu and cook with different kinds of food) I hope you can have a try with it~
Just cooked goya champ for the first time
Great 😊
I made this today, and my daughter helped me (she’s almost 3). This was VERY good, but I am trying to get use to the bitter melon. I never had anything like it lol it is very bitter.
i know~ i could not eat it until over 20 LOL i didn't even like to drink coffee back then. i feel old eating it saying it is yummy 😂anyway your daughter is a good girl!!!😉
I like Japan too
What if I like the bitter taste? Do I skip the part where I sprinkle salt on the Goya?
好吃😋😋😋
Is the bitter melon usually used as a fruit or a vegetable?
This looks so good! It sucks since I absolutely cannot stand bitter melon >
Ooohh it looks like "pare" in Indonesia,my mom sometimes cook bitter melon
Itu pare kan ya? :|
Omg so true, I hate those
Iya..mmg pare and tetep paittt hehehe
emang pait dan suka dipaksa mama buat makan pare
***** -san in my area we don't have katsuobushi , believe me i already search all over , it prevent me to cook many delicious japanese dish because lacking of this 1 ingredient , so i wanna ask , for this dish (or for other dish too if possible) is there a substitute for katsuobushi ?
Looks so good. The Bitter Melon looks likes its Indian Bitter Melon. Is it Indian Bitter Melon?
That is the kind of bitter melon often sold/eaten by Indian communities around here, too. There's two other kinds that are smoother and lighter in color without the "spikes" that are popular, too.
Yeah i know the smoother one and lighter in color because i eat them often but i heard... well from my parents that Indian Bitter Melon is more bitter then the one that is smoother and lighter in color. Is that true?
MiskiSakura We call bitter melon as "Karela" in our country. yes indian verity is more bitter and tasty than the chinese verity.
スパムとズッキーニでも美味しいよ。
Can you put this over rice or is that too much?
Looks good. But can you use chicken instead of bacon, spam, or ham?