Gourd

The few weeks my uncle has been here, i've had some interesting conversations with him, one that i remember is, Over dinner we were having some bitter-gourd stuff, pickles, "gojju" etc, and uncle goes, "we really have to appreciate the person who first thought that something this bitter could be eaten and is ,in-fact, good for health, cause in any other country nobody will touch anything this bitter with a ten foot ruler!" And he's right, bitter-gourd has cancer fighting elements, it's something amazing how ppl here have already known about these things, maybe not as "anti-cancer" stuff, but just as food which is "good for health". some roots, some specific fruits "nallikai" or "maakli beru" or "shunti". Elders!