No one could possibly ever forget their first time to taste ampalaya. Deep in the recesses of our minds, when the memory of our first encounter with the bitter gourd is summoned, a taste that’s ...
WHY IS the ampalaya bitter? Why is its skin wrinkled? When Augie Rivera, who was head writer for the defunct TV children’s show “Batibot,” wrote “Ang Alamat ng Ampalaya” (The Legend of the Bitter ...
Ampalaya is hardly anybody’s favorite. It’s bitter, generally unpleasant, and when added to a dish like pinakbet, can instantly turn it into a sad affair. But author Augie Rivera imagines it wasn’t ...