苦瓜又称为锦荔枝，因为其“实大如鸽子、有皱纹、形似荔枝”故而得名；当其成熟时，苦瓜往往会崩裂，露出金红色的瓜瓤，又有人称它为“红缕鞋”、“红姑娘”，颇富诗意；又因其果实外壳有瘤状突起，也有人称它为“癞葡萄”。还因为苦瓜从不把苦味传给“别人”，用苦瓜烧鱼焖 Bitter gourd, also known as Jin litchi, because of its “real as a pigeon, wrinkled, shaped like a litchi,” hence the name; when mature, bitter gourd tend to crack, revealing the golden red melons, some people call it “red thread Shoes ”,“ Red Girl ”, quite poetic; and because of its fruit shell tumor-like protrusions, some people call it“ grapes. ” But also because bitter gourd never pass the bitterness to “others”, with bitter melon stew