How to remove bitterness from bitter gourd

Bitter! From the gourd. Sounds to me something unusual. But some people do take the bitter out of the bitter gourd. There are ways in which it can be done. These ways also depends from tradition to tradition. The most common way to do it is to first cut the bitter gourd. After that the seeds need to be removed. Once the seeds are removed apply salt to the bitter gourd and then leave it overnight. In the morning wash it, and then squeeze all the water from it, This is one way in which you can remove the bitterness out of the bitter gourd.