What’s a “goya”

Goya is very popular traditional food in Okinawa as kind of vegetable. But a lot of people don’t like goya especially in main land of Japan. I think there are two reasons why many people don’t eat it preferably. First of all, people hate the appearance of goya. Goya has a lot of knots on the surface, so people may feel that how grotesque, grim and rough this green vegetable is!!!! Second, its taste is so bitter. I guess it is the most bitter food in all of vegetables. Okinawan call it “goya” while people of main land call it “nigauri”. We can know that nigauri(goya) is bitter taste from the name. A bad first impression can occasionally cause the negative prejudgment. But it’s healthy and has nutrition and some vitamins. Yes Goya is healthy food to keep healthy.