On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 10:49:30 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:55:25 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> > wrote:
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> >On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 7:47:11 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:17:00 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6:39:58 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:35:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Eggplant is kind of a slimy, squishy, vegetable so a lot of folks dislike it.
> >> >> Not liking eggplant is new to me. If a lot of folks disliked it, I'd
> >> >> have noticed. But maybe in the US.
> >> >>
> >> >I love eggplant and bitter melon, but I can understand why people can't stomach the stuff.
> >> >
> >> >https://photos.app.goo.gl/CLLFDvqfMY1uAB6L8
> >> I find bitter melon much harder to appreciate than eggplant.
> >>
> >That's understandable. Bitter melon literally tastes like aspirin. The harder question is why do people love the stuff? I don't know. The Chinese believe that it has medicinal properties. It does seem to have a positive effect on blood glucose levels.
> Maybe they can put it in pill form. People already take garlic,
> ginger, turmeric etc pills. Why not bitter melon.
>
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> Bruce

That makes as much sense as taking a steak in pill form. I don't eat bitter melon because it has an effect on blood glucose levels - that's not real important to me.

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