Vegetable
Goya
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Goya is the Okinawan and Japanese bitter melon: often paler, smoother warts, the goya champuru stir-fry vegetable. Bitterness is still the point, a little less ferocious than some karela. Slice thin and fry with tofu and egg. Karela recipes will work but the shape and bitterness differ.
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Preparations
ChampuruThin Fry
Traits
ChampuruJapaneseNot Karela RidgeOkinawanPalerSmootherSummerTofu Egg
History
JP
Ryukyu kitchens made goya a summer staple, later famous as champuru.
JP
Goya champuru became Okinawa's signature bitter-melon stir-fry.
Goya was sold in Japanese groceries as a distinct market type.