The Appearance and Characteristics of the New Bitter Melon Variety "Lai Grape" and Who Should Not Eat It
Did you know that the plant called lai grape is actually a variety of bitter melon? Its high-yield technique is the same as the high-yield cultivation technique for black bitter melon. Let's take a look at this bitter melon variety below!
This fruit is called golden lai melon, also known as lai melon and lai grape. It is the ripe fruit of bitter melon, a plant of the genus Momordica in the Cucurbitaceae family. It can be eaten by spitting out the red seeds inside, and the outer flesh can be eaten as a cold salad. Because it contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contractions and cause miscarriage, pregnant women should eat it with caution!
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The lai grape has a pointed tip, like a large radish. Its ripe outer skin is orange-yellow. The edible part is the red seed coat wrapping the seeds, and the seeds are dark yellow with slight black speckles.
The most eye-catching feature is its skin covered in bumps; touch it and it feels very rough. Ripe lai grapes are orange-yellow and very sweet; unripe ones are green and very sour.
Lai grape belongs to the genus Momordica and originates from central India. In medicine it is called mountain bitter melon, but it is not the same as bitter melon. Lai grape and bitter melon are not the same crop. Bitter melon is a vegetable, while lai grape is a fruit.
