UPDATED: TO ALL VIETNAMESE CHEFS: RAFUTE-STUFFED BITTERMELON SOUP (CAHN KHO QUA AVEC RAFUTE) IDEA:

TRY TO USE SMOKED HAM HOCKS, AND PHO/BUN BO HUE AS THE SOUP:

http://www.cookinghawaiianstyle.com/hawaiian-recipes/recipes/detail/586/rafute-okinawan-glazed-pork

INDONESIAN RECIPE FOR BITTER MELON RAFUTE IN BAHN XEO:

http://dailycookingquest.com/by-category/main-dish/braised-stuffed-bitter-melon-in-black-bean-sauce

BAHN XEO RECIPE:

http://www.wandercooks.com/vietnamese-banh-xeo-pancakes/

SHORTCUT BUN BO HUE:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/shortcut-bun-bo-hue-vietnamese-beef-and-pork-noodle-soup.html

BITTER MELON CAN BE STUFFED WITH VIETNAMESE SUGARCANE PRAWNS ALSO, THEN ADDED INTO BUN RIEU, THAI TOM YUM SOUP, OR THAI COCONUT SOUPS, OR THAI CURRY STEWS.

WHEN IN DOUBT, ORDER BUN RIEU, TO TEST THE QUALITY OF A VIETNAMESE BISTRO:

http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/pork-crab-and-noodle-soup-bun-rieu

AFTER BLANCHING THE BITTER MELON IN SALTED WATER, PICKLE IT WITH WATERMELON RIND/KIM CHI/PICKLED MUSTARD GREENS, AND VIETNAMESE DRIED, TINY SHRIMPS. KEEP IT IN THE FRIDGE, IN SEALED, LABELED, WATER-TIGHT CONTAINERS:

http://bittermelon.org/eat/cookingbittermelon

BITTER MELON COCONUT HONEY BREAD RECIPE, WHICH IS EXCELLENT FOR THE BAHN XEO CREPE VARIATION:

http://biohackersrecipes.com/bitter-melon-honey-coconut-milk-bread/

JAPANESE BITTER GOURD ICE CREAM, FOR THE CREME ANGLAISE, THEN WRAPPED IN RICE FLOUR CREPE, SOAKED IN SPICED RUM AND SERVED ON FIRE:

http://www.cooking-japan.com/japanese-recipe/en/dessert/white_bitter_gourd_ice-cream.html

EGGNOG CREME ANGLAISE RECIPE (JUST ADD USDA ORGANIC, FOOD-GRADE ROSE SYRUP TO IT):

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/eggnog-creme-anglaise.aspx

CHINESE PEKING ROAST DUCK RECIPE (PLEASE ADD POMENGRANATE SYRUP TO THE GLAZE, FLAVOR INJECT IT WITH POMENGRANATE WINE, AND TEA SMOKE IT BEFORE ROASTING IT):

http://www.vietworldkitchen.com/blog/2013/01/step-by-step-chinese-roast-duck-recipe-tips.html

POULTRY FLAVOR INJECTION IDEAS:

http://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/food-drink/g3143/rose-cocktail-recipes/

ROSE WINE IN A NUTSHELL:

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/beverages/what-is-rose-wine

ROSE WINE-STEAMED MUSSELS, TO ADD INTO THE SEAFOOD PASTA DISHES WITH WHITE WINE BUTTER SAUCES:

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/rose-steamed-mussels

ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH WHITE WINE SAUCE:

http://pastashoppe.com/zucchini-noodles-with-white-wine-sauce/

THE ABOVE RECIPE GOES WELL WITH ROSEMARY PESTO ROAST DUCK, WITH SAVORY FRENCH CREPES TO WRAP IT ALL UP INTO A FRENCH-MEDITTERANEAN "TAQUITO" FOR A POTLUCK, ROASTED DISH. SPRINKLE THE "TAQUITOS" WITH PASTEURIZED TRIPLE CREAM BRIE, BLUE CHEESE, AND THEN BAKE IT TO BUBBLY, MELTY TEXTURE IN THE OVEN.

BANANA EXTINCTION NEWS:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/health/banana-extinction/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool

FEED EVERYONE BITTER MELON, AND TELL ZEM WE MAY HAVE TO SWITCH TO BITTER MELON POUR ZE BANANA INGREDIENTS, IN CASE THEY BELIEVE IN A BANANA-LESS EXISTENCE, WITH HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDE, ANEMIA AND HEART DISEASE.

http://www.natureknows.org/2013/10/after-reading-this-youll-never-look-at.html

https://www.nutriliving.com/nutrition-center/ask-an-rd/11838-what-i-substitute-bananas

http://www.livestrong.com/article/518085-5-foods-that-have-more-potassium-than-banana/

REMEMBER, SUBSTITUTES FOR BANANA ARE ABOVE, ALONG WITH COCONUT WATER, TO INCREASE POTASSIUM WHEN BANANA PRICES SURGE, IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES.

http://m.food.ndtv.com/health/anemia-diet-9-ways-to-include-iron-rich-foods-in-your-meals-1273991

TRY TO HAVE THE IMPOVERISHED STEAM THEIR GRAINS IN COCONUT WATER, AND TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN, WITH DEBITTERED BREWERS YEAST EVERYDAY. WE NEED THEM ON FITDAY, TRACKING ALL THEIR VITAMINS, THEIR CALCIUM, IRON, FOLIC ACID LEVELS EVERYDAY, FOR THIRTY MINUTES/DAY.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1846/2

JAGGERY COMES IN MANY FORMS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT NUTRITIONAL VALUE, HOWEVER ISN'T GOOD FOR DIABETICS, OR DIETERS:

https://completewellbeing.com/article/jaggery-iron-laden/

B6 SUBSTITUTES FOR BANANAS:

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals/9-foods-rich-in-vitamin-b6.html

MANGANESE SUBSTITUTES FOR BANANAS:

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-high-in-manganese.php

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/manganese