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Bitter melon. Love the stuff. Stir fry with burned garlic and oyster sauce.
Betel leaves too. Stir fry them with beef slices and black pepper, and maybe some sauce.
I have a bunch of bitter melon growing in my yard as a weed. I didn't even know people ate it
In Vietnam, we call it khแป qua, maybe that will help identify if it's what we think it is with a quick search :)
We also use it to make a tea, but I'm not sure if it's actually good or just for supposed magical properties.
Very interesting. It seems the bitter melon that grows wild here in the south east USA is an invasive variety. It seems that it is also technically edible but generally considered a bit shit compared to the larger fruit you all get.
At least the birds seem to like it. I'll have to try the real thing some day.