Ingredient

Bitter melon

Bitter melon is a wholesome ingredient featured in 11 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, home-style dishes and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

Cooling & Summer Heat · 9 Everyday Balance · 8 Blood Sugar Balance · 6 Heart & Circulation · 5

Recipes with Bitter melon

Soups

Bitter Melon Soybean Shiitake Pork Rib Soup (Ku Gua Huang Dou Dong Gu Pai Gu Tang)

Traditionally clears heat and relieves summer heat

⏱ 1 hr 25 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Bitter Melon, Black-Eyed Pea & Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally clears heat, supports the spleen and helps drain dampness

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Soups

Bitter Melon, Soybean and Pork Bone Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and is associated with easing greasiness

⏱ 5 hr 30 min 4–5 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Braised Bitter Melon with Roast Pork Belly

Traditionally enjoyed to clear summer heat and support healthy blood pressure

⏱ 40 min 2–3 servings

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Bitter Melon and Apple Juice

traditionally used to support digestion and metabolic health

⏱ 5 min 1 glass (approx. 200 ml)

Soups

Bitter Melon, Cowpea and Pork Rib Soup (Ku Gua Mei Dou Xi Shi Gu Tang)

traditionally used to clear summer heat, support urinary flow, and ease water retention

⏱ 75 min 3–4 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Bitter Melon, Celery and Apple Juice

traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipid levels

⏱ 10 min 1 large glass

Home-Style Dishes

Bitter Melon Braised Chicken (Ku Gua Men Ji)

traditionally used to clear heat, support healthy blood sugar, and stimulate appetite in hot weather

⏱ 35 min 2–3 servings

Soups

Bitter Melon, Corn and Hyacinth Bean Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally associated with clearing summer heat, resolving dampness, and supporting blood sugar balance

⏱ 105 min 4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Bitter Melon & Green Tea

traditionally used to clear summer heat, calm internal fire, and support blood sugar balance

⏱ 40 min 3–4 cups

Soups

Bitter Melon, Adzuki Bean and White Kidney Bean Pork Soup

Traditionally used to support fat metabolism, clear heat, and strengthen the spleen

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4 bowls

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