Bitter melon: it looks like an alligator – but don't let that faze you

For some it’s a newly discovered superfood, but for others it takes us back to our grandmothers’ cooking

If you’re from a family with roots in the “old world” or have hippy parents you probably grew up eating a broad range of food – food that became increasingly embarrassing to bring out during school lunches as you got older. But secretly, it’s as comfortably delicious as wearing your favourite old, pilly jumper.

My mum used to cook a pot of food from scratch for us everyday. She’d leave it on the stove for us to find as we arrived home from school. My brother and I were latchkey kids because she worked at her restaurant. It was thrilling to get to 3pm in the afternoon, bolt back home and see what we would be having for dinner.

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