Gōyā Chanpurū
Japan · East Asia
- Short description
- Gōyā chanpurū is a bitter melon stir-fry that mixes tofu, egg, pork, and vegetables.
- Ingredients
- Bitter melon stir-fried with tofu, egg, pork, bean sprouts, soy sauce, and sometimes bonito flakes.
- Cultural note
- The word chanpurū refers to mixing, and the dish makes bitter melon hearty by pairing it with tofu, egg, and meat.
- Common misconception
- The melon is intentionally bitter; salting or parboiling softens it but does not erase the signature edge.
image credit
- creator:
- User:Jpatokal
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- modified:
- Copied from a Wikimedia Commons thumbnail and re-encoded for Gochizu.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.