It might be fresh, dried, canned, or pickled. There are bitter melon seeds, flowers, leaves, and juice. You could even find bitter melon tea bags. To prepare the fresh fruit, first remove the seeds.

"Bitter melon," Momordica charantia ... revealing fascinating seeds: each one is layered with a brilliant red, thick, soft, gooey covering, which is sweet. When the ripened fruit is fully opened ...

Beginning in mid-August, one of its offerings has been bitter melon ... Cut the ends off the melon, then slice it in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and then slice the flesh into 1/8-inch ...