how do you store bitter gourd in the freezer

Bitter Gourd can be refrigerated for up to 4 days in a brown paper bag. It is essential to keep the vegetable dry and avoid moisture.

Bottle Gourd – Peel the skin, cut them into shapes. Blanch them in a pot of boiling water for 4 minutes, drain the water completely. If desired flash freeze and then store. If not flash frozen the pieces will stick together once frozen.

Wang et al., (2007) [40] reported that, fresh cut bitter gourd stored at 2 0 C had storage life of 4 days. Sheetal Devi et al. (2019) [30] found that fresh-cut bitter gourd washed with disinfectant had reported 28 days storage life at 5 0 C.