@gummibunny
I see, though time limiting your eatings is not a good plan. Rather eat healthy (I know American diet is too much fatty).

Bitter-gourd is a vine plant native to India which is now grown in all over South and South east Asia till Japan and also in Africa and Carribeans (It grows in tropical climates typically).
As the taste suggests, it's fucking BITTER but anyway it's considered very very good for health and immunity so making curries out of it is typical here. Also many drink it as a medicinal juice something.