Goya Champuru-Bitter Melon & Tofu Stir-Fry (Okinawan Recipe)

[@kreolgirl]

Thank you to my friend Kayo Goya for sharing 😋😋😋😋

[@nichdo01]

As a cluless cook from Minnesota that just went nuts at the farmer's market and bought every veggie that I didn't recognize in my quest to Taste All Of The Things, I can't thank you enough for your video! I am so excited to cook the goya I bought! (...and the bok choy and the snake gourd and the napa cabbage and the thai eggplant and the leeks and the...) :-)

[@swicheroo1]

If you bought the goya in Minnesota, you probably bought them from Hmong farmers. The quality will be amazing. Traditional Southeast Asian ways to cook it is with a pork stuffing in a clear soup. Also, stir fried with eggs. There are recipes on youtube under the more common name, "bittermelon." Enjoy!

[@bettyG101]

Mom being from Okinawa, I've eaten this all my life...I hated it at first, but now, at age 55, I eat this dish almost every day!!! Yummm!Good job...looks great!!

[@grannykiminalaska]

Our only local tofu producer makes this type of tofu. I got caught totally by surprise. The package said firm but this was way past firm. Thanks for the recipe, I now know how to use this. I've been afraid of bitter melon since my sister made some 30years ago. I've heard it's great for diabetes so I think I'll try it again. Thank you both for all you share. Love from Wasilla, Alaska

[@Queenbooker]

My daughter in law, whom is from Okinawa, has made this for me several times and I love it. It is soooo yummy!

[@joealgiere712]

I had Goya in the past. I never tried it with Bonito flakes. I'll try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

[@cynanpramis1539]

love bittermelon...i usually sprnkle sesame seeds and eat it with chili oil over hot rice! now I am ravenous! thank you guys for the recipe...

[@pixdevaraj9163]

Hi Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients. It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folate, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and has high dietary fiber

[@xiandarkthorne]

A vegetarian version of this recipe substitutes grilled shitake or porcini mushrooms for the spam. And instead of dashi which is made from fish, a reduced kombu stock was used with a bit of balsamic vinegar for the umami flavour. It's quite good, too.

[@graciaapolto8364]

I really love it Goya champuru. ..in our country they called it ginisang ..but it looks more delicious your recipe thanks a lot to both of you godbless you always

[@nadinetakara]

Wow that looks amazing especially with spam but then again I am born and raised from Hawaii. Thank you for sharing this. Someone gave me bitter melon here in Dallas so have to cook it up. God bless you all

[@nmasumi]

I’ve made this recipe for lunch today, and the goya salad too! Sooo tasty! Thanks!

[@ashleybeverly4175]

Fried Spam with mayo sandwiches are delicious too. My first childhood memories with spam.

[@ganjazz]

My mom would make me eat goya when I was a kid, so the bitterness doesn't bother me at all. I learn to love it and I always buy them whenever I see fresh ones at Asian supermarket.

[@pearl27777]

I've been looking for a goya recipe and came across you channel. This goya recipi looks good . I like yalls aprons..thank you for posting .

[@Shokupan982]

I've always wanted to try goya champuru. You've inspired me to cook this recipe someday. I like goya, but I roast it with loads of Indian spices, so you can't really taste the bitterness. Thanks for the recipe, and I hope you had a smooth flight back to Japan! P.S. The boy band is back! Hooray!

[@PurpleSpacePudding]

Bitter melon I've tried cooking it a handful of time and I could never get myself to eat the result, I'll try your recipe next time!

[@eternallight351]

looks so yummy! i love bitter melon!

[@joannegray5138]

The outside of the goya has an unusual and strangely beautiful looking texture. If I ever obtained one, I would just look at it, it's mesmerising :)

[@plejade4125]

Isn't Goya one of the reasons why people in Okinawa are the oldest in the whole world? I sw a documentary about the health benefits and how doctors think it's probably the reason why people reach that high age like barely nowhere else, and beeing so healthy^^ I did had goya, just pure itself, it wasn't my taste but then together with other ingredients in a dish it was pretty okay. I'm just not a big fan of bitter things, even I wish I would love it, so I always give it another try to get familiar with haha. Thank you so much for this recipe, it looked soooo delicious *^*

[@mariarosameyer6875]

watching from France but I am a filipina. Please try the bitter melon with shrimp, too like what we are cooking in the Philippines. It's delicious, too.

[@erinuber2881]

This looks so delicious! I want to try it. I agree with Satoshi, I can eat tofu by itself, especially when it is delicious fresh tofu. I think tofu is a chameleon; it is an expert of taking on the flavors and seemingly changing as it cooks with other sauces and ingredients. I just love it! Thanks for the wonderful goya dance. Great video! :-) PS I'm looking forward to the agedashi tofu video. Please make that, along with the taco rice video!

[@lovegood1992]

Love the recipe guys! Need to try a western variation for dinner tonight.

[@billyyu6154]

I eat this every time I travel to Okinawa, but I never knew how to make it. Thank you very much for sharing the recipe!!!!!!, どうもありがとうございます

[@KCHSG]

Satoshi... Ever so adorable 😍

[@Ktrivv]

Took me a few tries to enjoy this dish, goya is an acquired taste. but, it's very delicious once you are used to it!

[@catcat7548]

I learned to like bitter melon as well. My usual method is to stir fry with black bean sauce. This looks delicious. Will have to try.

[@portella_ra]

Great recipe! Thanks Shin'ichi and Satoshi! いっぺーにへーでーびる (沖縄方言の感謝する言葉).

[@GrillWasabi]

I love bitter melon! Especially in soups.

[@jhonartcis8296]

ive been watching quite a few of your episodes, i like the Daiso product test i wish you could do a lot more. From now on ill be one of you're subscribers because of this dish. I've done some dishes with bitter gourds before but not with tofu, Ill try it soon

[@kelekay9643]

Greetings from Monterey! This looks great. Can't wait to try this recipe this weekend! (After the farmers market of course!) Oh!! Cant wait for that taco rice recipe either! Great job guys! Take care!

[@louisahren5967]

My favorite food,GOYA CHAMPURU. I make it quite often. Yummy

[@phatsmurf575]

Goya is my favorite vegetable. Ilocanos call it parya, & eat the leaves & flowers too. There's many dishes that use Goya in Filipino cuisine. It's funny how I had actually been eating a close recipe of this dish all my life, no tofu, with garlic instead, but also now have the Okinawa version too.

[@CookingJapanese]

My family does not like goya but I love it. So I try to use it in small amounts and hide it. 😋

[@belaralia]

Cooking Japanese lol does it work?

[@CookingJapanese]

They usually figure it out belaralia. But it's too late by then. HAHA!

[@robertatakatsui5979]

When I was a child I hated Goya, but now I love it! As a salad, with 酢みそ is delicious too!!! 😋

[@makayladay7938]

Yummy. I love bitter melon and tofu.👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤤🤤🤤🤤👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Spectre-to6mv]

After seeing this today, I just had to make it. Sadly, I don't have easy access to goya, so I used one of my favourite green vegetables, bell pepper. It turned out amazingly. Next time I will source some goya, so I can make it properly.

[@kitabootforever]

Please make the agedashi tofu!! It's one of my favorites so I want to know how to make it!

[@chrisspencer5042]

If you can't find Goya in your Asian grocery look for it in the Indian market. That's where my mother-in-law buys it. She's from Okinawa by the way.

[@ignaziolasio]

You guys are the cutest ever! ..... Btw I was salivating looking at this recipe !

[@mysbhyv1707]

another way to lessen the bitterness of the bitter gourd (goya) is to soak it in salty water for a few minutes. my mom always do this step first whenever she cooks bitter gourd, by the time it's ready for the pan the bitterness is almost gone, drain well and add to the pan.

[@faradigiorgio6019]

Filipinos eat bitter melon. I used to eat it at work. we had wonderful Filipina nurses who could really cook. Have you heard of oppo. It is a long pale green gourd. Can you find some and cook it with shrimp. Being a nursr I met a lot of wonderful diverse people. We dont have a Japanese community here in Houston. Come and educate us. Hi ya from Texas. h

[@emmaleong5025]

"I'M A GOOD TOSSER" !!!!!! SCREAMING, THAT'S AMAZING

[@just_a_saeu88]

Yum!! I love bitter melon! We usually eat in marinated in vinegar, salt and pepper!

[@peachyteese]

My whole family loves bitter melon except me! Haha! My mum cooks it with shrimp paste. I think it’s a Filipino dish

[@junerosa3766]

Simple i can definitely.do this! 😄

[@Trinity_Li]

Looks yummy, guys! I am a tofu lover so I know I would love this. I wish I could make at home, but I know I won't find bitter melon where live. Keep the delicious recipes coming! Take care guys! ❤️ PS: Love the dancing and yes, Shinichi, you are an excellent tosser, LOL! 😊

[@roadkillraker]

Looks good! ❤ I need to get some goya now!

[@rumblefish9]

I love bitter melon. I cook it the same way but I add pork instead of tofu. In my country we have a great bitter melon and grilled eggplant salad dish.

[@LisaTigressHardy]

Oh my.... that goya champuru looks delicious! I think the goya looks like a very bumpy cucumber and I imagineed the flavor of it being like a sour cucumber lol

[@mindysmom6132]

Ohayo Brothers! I remember having bitter melon soup as a child, and disliking the bitterness of it. I never paid attention to it after that. This recipe though! Oh my gosh! It looks so good! I’m definitely going to look for it soon. I love how you crumble and brown the tofu in this recipe. It makes the dish look more rustic. I thought for sure that brother Satoshi was going to reach for a can of beer as a weight, rather than the bottle of tea. ☺️ I’m definitely going to try this recipe soon. Hubby is having knee surgery, and will not be able to do a lot of exercising, so I’m searching for healthier recipes to make. GOYA DANCE!! ☺️ Thanks for sharing brothers!! ❤️

[@mindysmom6132]

Erin Uber.....It does! I definitely want to try it soon! I just need to find Goya. I’m hoping that 99 Ranch Market will have it. Thank you sister! ❤️

[@ardith11]

amazon has the dashi and the bonita flakes...now to find bitter melon lol....btw guys it looks really tasty..thanks for the recipe.

[@haebee]

11:11 "you're very good at tossing" + "i'm a good tosser" = internet shutdown.

[@elizabethshaw734]

Second Nature they are not British and probably had no idea what you meant! I only know because I lived there!

[@joeykarate3148]

I had champuru with an Orion beer in Okinawa. I seriously could not believe how salty it was. Spam and okinawan tofu were like a salt bomb. Love me some bitter melon though.

[@kreolgirl]

Am gonna try 😋😋😋😋

[@yochevedmendelson8750]

Very interesting to see this video clip. It's a very rare and strong sort of dish. Okay have a good time eating.

[@ane6mones]

I'm Vietnamese, and my mom eats this! She usually just stir fries it with egg. I'll have to show her this recipe. I can't stand goya, but its very nutritious... :^)

[@MichelleKobel]

I want to try this recipe

[@janelee9376]

Thank you for the video. I’ve been very curious about how to cook bitter cucumbers. Every ingredient looks healthy except the spam. But it looks very yummy though. I would cook without spam or with chicken breast.

[@yohaasakura4134]

i love bittermelon mix with scrambled egg very delicious for breakfast paired with rice :)

[@yohaasakura4134]

np! it sure makes bittermelon taste better! and i forgot adding sliced onions makes it taste yummier!

[@Jamesamong007]

Idk if they sell the flavored spam variations in japan but the teriyaki spam goes best with this recipie :)

[@rhyndawatson4173]

Hi guys, I love tofu but stopped eating it because it's so genetically modified in the U.S. (soybeans) but your dish looks delicious ☺

[@rhyndawatson4173]

I must try the bitter melon in a dish

[@aquariaaustin2077]

Genetically modified isn't the problem. The problem is the coagulant used to separate the curds from the whey. The drying process is also a problem, because good tofu gets dried with cheesecloth or other such organic materials, and American factories tend to press them out with heavy plates of some kind. Not sure if they're metal, ceramic or what. But it's the lack of the organic drying method that makes the American tofu taste "bland" to me. If I make tofu at home (not that hard), it has the classic "Japanese" flavor because I use cheesecloth to dry it.

[@rhyndawatson4173]

@@aquariaaustin2077 Thanks for the tips

[@waverider01]

On my last visit to Okinawa, I was at a bar and ordered yakisoba and it had spam in it.

[@catherinebond7474]

I'm going to keep trying bitter melon because of the health benefits, but it was really harsh. Although it will make it less authentic, I think I will add spicy flavors like garlic and red pepper flakes. Do you use black pepper or white pepper?

[@maexpert11]

Looks great but its hard to find bitter melon around where i am is there a substitute that would work?

[@KaeWinters]

ゴーヤチャンプルーを初めて作った時はあんまり好きなかったけどこれを見てもう一度作ってみたい！ PS: more Satoshi dancing, please!

[@AnomieTrain]

Okay, I had to try it. I took my mother shopping at an Asian grocery store this weekend and picked up a bittermelon to try. It's--not bad. Still slightly bitter, but nothing like the bitter bombs I remembered as a kid. Spam is really the champion of the dish, though! If you took out the bittermelon, I wouldn't miss it. But if you took out the Spam, I would be sad. :)

[@TabiEats]

Give it a couple more tries keeping in mind how nutritious the bitter melon is. You are right though about the spam. It makes the dish.

[@60frederick]

To be on diet is very difficult with this kind of video which makes me hungry...

[@xiandarkthorne]

Actually most of the recipes here are pretty good if you're on a reduced calory diet. Even with a bowl of rice, they're probably only 500 calories or less per portion.

[@nigelkhan9278]

MCAS Futenma 91-93 one my favorite dishes. Taco Rice and Soba Noddles recipes please.

[@kelekay9643]

Greetings from Monterey, CA! Can this be prepared with the Chinese bitter melon? My local farmers market only had this type.

[@TabiEats]

Yes you can use those too

[@TheCotzi]

When people wanna tell me Tofu has no flavor my inner demon wanna come out and rage and i try to fight it to calm down

[@aquariaaustin2077]

American tofu and how it's made and used here are rather drab in the flavor category. Japanese tofus are far--far--better. I won't buy tofu at the supermarket, but I usually grab a brick or two when I go to a Japanese or Asian market.

[@francesbaez230]

I love tofu❤ wanna try some tofu in japan someday

[@Haha-cq1ti]

we always eat bittermelon dressing with black vinegar and garlic, it's good

[@mariarosameyer6875]

you can also soak the bitter melon in water with salt for around 1-2-3 hrs.

[@Sisley96]

I'm so afraid that the paintings behind you will fall. Everytime you walk by they swing. 😂😁 ps: this looks amazing 😍

[@lisastanfield3108]

勇気だしてごやちゃんプルやっと作りました！ OMG!!! Came out so ono!!! Thank you for the recipe! PS Hope Yamagata & other areas getting hit by the latest hurricane are not damaged too badly! 💖🇯🇵

[@TabiEats]

So happy you liked it!!! Thank you

[@sharontan8073]

The Goya dance!

[@tomisaaq707]

I love goya

[@joshuabalondo4454]

Osaka: Champuru!😆

[@southerncaltattooedbiker3643]

You both are so cute 😍 I like when you dance and like your sign says don't ever grow up I'm 60 but no one believes me they always want proof 😂😂

[@MaNkYmInX]

Looks yummy but I still cannot eat bitter melon. My mom used to make dishes with it and I just never liked it...:/

[@barbj672000]

Please make Tofu Enchiladas!!

[@joyjoyoo]

❤️ Goya.

[@mimilovesfood123]

Hum! I'm not a big fan of bitter melon but I'll give this a try :D

[@pixdevaraj9163]

In India we take More it's good for diabetic also bro.

[@emalinel]

crumbling tofu = more jagged edges = more surface area for flavor to permeate tofu :D (you were right on the dot, Shinichi)

[@marimelmotta]

Que delícia,vou fazer,com certeza. Aqui no Brasil chamamos goya de melão de São Caetano.,e os nikeys chamam também, de nigagori.

[@elapapela6187]

today I made this : yummyyyyyyyy ... but not with spam ! I used char siu ^_^

[@TabiEats]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@elapapela6187]

@@TabiEats ♥

[@londonpelen9157]

Hi guy's how you doing good to see you guy's be safe God BLESS to all

[@ruxmia]

맛있겠다...

[@AthaliahOpus]

Do you know someone with a soy allergy? I'd love to hear about how they navigate things in order to avoid it in Japan, as I heard its the largest allergy to avoid there.

[@elizabethshaw734]

Oh dear God not bitter melon! But I will try it.

[@ladybookworms]

There’s already salt in the soy sauce and in the spam, so I think it’s okay to skip the sea salt.

[@elizabethshaw734]

We can purchase a high-protein vacuum packed extraordinarily firm tofu that does not need to be pressed and it's very thick like yours.

[@astroboy3507]

Can't enjoy bitter melon!!! But I know it's healthy!!!!! Guys congrats soon 200k!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!

[@Tokyodrew]

No matter how it is sliced,diced and cooked....goya is not good. But.... nice dish guys. I have tried so many different ways in many okinawan izakayas.... nope, cant do it...lol

[@Lithiel]

My mom is allergic to Tofu, are there any recommendations for a replacement food? I thought mushrooms at first. Any other or better suggestions?

[@faeirydancer]

I'm highly sensitive to bitter, I'm sure I couldn't eat goya. I find milk too bitter even 😕 my bff thinks I'm insane.

[@aquariaaustin2077]

Most people who are sensitive to bitter are supertasters, meaning people who have more taste buds than the average person. Because they get more of a wallop of flavor from whatever they eat, supertasters are notoriously averse to bitter flavors. I'm one of them, so I feel your pain.

[@maureenthefirst1]

No onion?

[@jasonreedy8531]

#okinawa