LIFE

Which bitter is better?

B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/12/2013

» Children usually see the mara, or bitter melon, as a mealtime enemy. Because of the bitter taste that gives it its English name, it is hard to find a youngster who likes it. But as they get older and become accustomed to the bitterness, many people acquire a taste for it. It is said that when a person develops a taste for mara, he is beginning to get old.