The experiment was carried out three times at different locations by all the group mates. With the bitter gourd that wasn't soaked with salt water as (A) and the bitter gourd that had been pre-soaked in salt water for 5 minutes labelled as (B) . Both (A) and (B) were cooked in the same manner.
Before soaking the bitter gourd
After soaking the bitter gourd for 5 minutes in salt solution
Result: From the sensory evaluation that was carried out by all the group mates, the result was calculated and a total of 84% agreed that the bitterness in bitter gourd (B) had been reduced compared to bitter gourd (A). However 16% of the panels for the sensory evaluation feels that the bitterness for bitter gourd (A) and (B) is the same.
I was one of the panels and the B was less bitter because the A gives a bitter taste that after i drank water was still bitter and as for B after i drank water the bitter taste wasn't there anymore
ReplyDeletehey i was also one of the panelist i feel that A has a stronger bitter taste and the taste lingers longer in the mouth but B the bitterness is more mild.. i would definitely rather eat B than A..
ReplyDeletei totally AGREE with joel (though i dunno u) the bitter gourd for A indeed has a much stronger lingering bitter taste which is y i hate bitter gourd very much. after i tried the soaked ones woohoo... my hatred towards bitter gourd also decrease just like the bitterness had decreased!
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