5 pickled bitter Recipes

bangus or 1 1/2 lbs white fish fillets, dressed, vinegar, water, salt, ginger, crushed, banana peppers, bitter melon, eggplant, sliced

peanut oil , for stir-frying, garlic cloves, chopped, onion , cut in quarters lenghtwise, then sliced thinly crosswise, hot yellow wax peppers, pickling cucumbers , cut in half lengthwise and slice each half at a sharp slanted angle 1/8 inch thick (rub each end with cut top to remove bitter taste), fish sauce , to taste, white vinegar , to taste, sugar, to taste (unrefined ), firm tomatoes, cut into bite-size wedges, white pepper , liberal sprinkling, cilantro, 1 small handful

bitter gourd (ampalaya) thinly sliced, salt mixed in a large bowl of water, carrots cut into strips, red bell pepper ( yellow or green is okey) cut into strips, head of garlic thinly sliced, salt, white vinegar, sugar, juice of match box sized ginger

rye (knob creek is good), dry vermouth, pure maple syrup, bitters, ice, pickled cherries