Ku Gua Gan (Momordica charantia) — Dried Bitter Melon Slices, Food Herb for Tea & Soup

Ku Gua Gan (Momordica charantia) are dried slices of bitter melon, a well-known food herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) known as Kǔ Guā (苦瓜). Also called Bitter Gourd, Ku Gua has long been valued as a cooling, heat-clearing ingredient used in teas, soups, and daily cooking. Its nature is cold and its flavor is bitter, making it a classic food herb for clearing summer heat and supporting the body's natural balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried bitter melon slices
• Momordica charantia
• Suitable for tea, soup, and cooking
• New-crop, unsweetened quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dehydrated to preserve its pale green color, light crisp texture, and mild vegetal aroma. When brewed, the slices release a distinctly bitter, clean flavor that softens with longer steeping; when simmered in soup, they mellow into a gentle bitterness that adds depth to broths.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and infused water
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Congee and grain porridge
• Everyday culinary use
• Seasonal summer cooling drinks

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ku Gua Gan is brewed as a daily tea, simmered into soups, and added to congee to bring a cooling, bitter note to warm-weather meals. It is often paired with ingredients like goji berry, chrysanthemum, or lotus leaf in summer tea blends, and is used in home cooking as a dried vegetable that keeps the bitter melon's character available year-round.

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