Roasted Rice Congee with Stir Fried Dace, Blackbean & Bitter Melon | Feeds up to 3 Peeps bitter melon is definitely an acquired flavour but I’ve been hankering to share some nostalgic recipes that i grew up with - Chinese household staples that are incredibly flavourful but require almost no technique and cheap to make. In place of the bitter melon you can use 3 stalks of celery, sliced 5mm or 2 cucumbers prepped the same way as the bitter melon in the recipe. 1 cup @sunrice long grain rice 1.5