Proposed Title: Lumpiang Ampalaya
Proposed Title: Lumpiang Ampalaya
Proposed Title: Lumpiang Ampalaya
INTRODUCTION:
Ampalaya, Bittergourd (Momordica charantia) has been used in various Asian traditional
medicine systems for a long time for preventing and treating various diseases. It is also a good
source of carbohydrates, used for quick energy; Vitamin A, critical to good vision; and the
minerals iron, phosphorus and potassium.
In the Philippines, Ampalaya is prepared into various dishes; it can be stir-fried with
ground beef and oyster sauce, or cooked with eggs and diced tomato. A very popular dish from
the Ilocos Region is the “pinakbet”, which consists mainly of ampalaya, eggplant, okra, string
beans, tomatoes, lima beans and other various regional vegetables stewed with a little bagoong-
based stock
Ampalaya has a reputation. It’s not called a “bitter gourd” for nothing. Take a bite of a
piece of the forest green-skinned gourd and the first and overpowering taste you will experience
is bitterness.
In fact, it’s highly bitter and for some, this is a deal breaker. Bitterness is not a flavour
that may will tolerate in their food.
Ampalaya is known as a great ingredient, especially for those who need to lower their
blood sugar contents. Even if you don’t have any medical reason for eating ampalaya, it makes
for a great ingredient for any number of side dishes you can eat with your fried fish meal.
Nowadays, kids are picky eaters, some don’t really know how to eat vegetables. This
research has been made to give parents an idea or an option on how will they serve ampalaya
dish to their kids, hence, Lumpiang Ampalaya was created.