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I don't think it is the word "goya" itself, but another two words which are translated to "bitter melon". Everyone is familiar with this dish (I'm guessing)... It was one of the very first dishes I tried the very night that I arrived in Japan--- the taste is exactly as described, bitter.
My girlfriend tells me that it's healthy (her excuse for anything that I think has a 'challenging' taste...), another blog I read reads simply, This bitter melon is very popular in Japan and has a very tasty flavor.
Now normally, I don't use the word "bitter" and tasty in the same sentence. I've also read that due to it's bitter taste it was/is used to beat the heat during the summer months.
The other night I saw a tv tarento taking a bite of goya, and the look on his face was one that almost combined pain and the look of biting into a lemon... It was hard to tell honestly if he was enjoying it or not.
Before I came to Japan, I've had (shockingly to my gf), Aloe flavoured Calips... it tastes quite like aloe, I've had Aloe flavoured ice-cream as well... it tastes a bit like eating a plant that you shouldn't eat.
What's the fasicination with goya? Is it true that the healthiest things for you really are the worst tasting? I've not met any Japanese people who dislike goya--- I've met more people who dislike sea-cucumber---
Just wondering what peoples opinions are on this, (in my opinion), odd delicacy.
My girlfriend tells me that it's healthy (her excuse for anything that I think has a 'challenging' taste...), another blog I read reads simply, This bitter melon is very popular in Japan and has a very tasty flavor.
Now normally, I don't use the word "bitter" and tasty in the same sentence. I've also read that due to it's bitter taste it was/is used to beat the heat during the summer months.
The other night I saw a tv tarento taking a bite of goya, and the look on his face was one that almost combined pain and the look of biting into a lemon... It was hard to tell honestly if he was enjoying it or not.
Before I came to Japan, I've had (shockingly to my gf), Aloe flavoured Calips... it tastes quite like aloe, I've had Aloe flavoured ice-cream as well... it tastes a bit like eating a plant that you shouldn't eat.
What's the fasicination with goya? Is it true that the healthiest things for you really are the worst tasting? I've not met any Japanese people who dislike goya--- I've met more people who dislike sea-cucumber---
Just wondering what peoples opinions are on this, (in my opinion), odd delicacy.