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Friday, October 28, 2011

goya

The temperature is supposed to drop to the lower 10s Celsius (50s Fahrenheit), so I picked the one and only goya that grew this year.

It got bigger than a week or two ago...from around 10 centimeters to 17 centimeters!

With part of it, I sauteed it with some lup cheong. It was delicious, the sweetness from the lup cheong helped to cut the bitterness.

And with the rest I made goya tsukudani.

I really wanted to make stuffed goya, but I didn't have any cilantro growing and the goya was a little too teeny to stuff.

I saved the seeds from this goya...hopefully next year I'll have more goya to show you.

It is Friday here, the temps have dropped quite a bit over here, though they are talking about summery weather in a couple of days, WT?! Hope you have a nice weekend.
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13 comments:

  1. A. Jarrett Wheatley1:08 AM, October 28, 2011

    That's quite big for that variety of goya. There's another variety that's smoother and usually quite a bit bigger, too.

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  2. jalna1:56 AM, October 28, 2011

    Two dishes from your goya! Awesome!

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  3. Arianna5:48 AM, October 28, 2011

    No. No no no.
    Goya is waaaaay too bitter!!!
    I tried it in any way possible..
    And even while thinking "it's bitter but good for health", it was still too bitter!! =_=
    It might very well be the most bitter thing I've ever eaten!!!

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  4. K and S8:27 AM, October 28, 2011

    I've seen that smoother variety in Hawaii Jarrett but not in Japan :)

    Thanks Jalna :)

    yes yes Arianna, goya is so good :)

    Take care everyone.
    Kat

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  5. Rowena3:18 PM, October 28, 2011

    Congrats on getting atleast one goya! Yum with the lup cheong too.

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  6. Japan Australia3:41 PM, October 28, 2011

    Goya is a great summer food and we love it in Goya Champuru :)

    Japan Australia

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  7. K and S4:20 PM, October 28, 2011

    Thanks Rowena, I'm amazed that 1 even grew.

    Thanks J-A, champuru is a good way to have goya!

    Take care you two.
    Kat

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  8. Nami | Just One Cookbook2:25 AM, October 29, 2011

    The tsukudani looks delish! I've never had goya... can you believe it?

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  9. K and S4:38 PM, October 29, 2011

    you should try it next time you come to Japan, Nami :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  10. Unknown11:31 AM, October 30, 2011

    I should do that with the goya in our refrigerator. Looks delicious.

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  11. K and S12:21 PM, October 30, 2011

    hope you like it Rick :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  12. Deb in Hawaii4:31 PM, October 31, 2011

    It looks like it ended up being a good size. Good growing! ;-)

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  13. K and S5:33 PM, October 31, 2011

    Thanks Deb :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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