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On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:20:39 +1000, Dave Smith >
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>On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:49:21 +1000, Dave Smith >
>wrote:
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>>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:
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>>>> >> >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.

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>>Maybe they can put it in pill form. People already take garlic,
>>ginger, turmeric etc pills. Why not bitter melon.

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>Oh, they already exist.

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