Those stands often employ a white Okinawan variety of bitter melon. Leslie Wiser has been growing this and a handful of other bitter-melon varieties at Radical Family Farms, her three-acre farm in ...

Different species of bitter melon grow in tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa. In the Southeastern states of the US, the ...

But on the side and backyard of Phannie Truong’s Laurel house are kumquats, ong choy, bok choy, Asian long beans and bitter melon — all ... gardeners like to grow heirloom or slicing tomatoes ...

In bars from Hong Kong to Vancouver, the medicinal tang of bitter melon is making its way onto drinks menus. The Bitter Sweet cocktail at Jade & Clover in Lower Manhattan features bitter melon in ...