Here is a fact that my husband simply cannot understand: His wife does not like eggplant, especially the common globe type of eggplant. He can dip it in batter, fry it and bake it as a Moussaka, and I don't care how much sauce it's covered with, I won't eat it. Lately, he's been chopping up the eggplant in tiny pieces and sneaking it into spaghetti sauce, like I won't know the difference. And I don't.
Japanese eggplant, the long, thin, purple type is moderately passable for me when sliced in half lengthwise, cut through crisscrossed to the skin, salted, sprinkled with olive oil and grilled over a hot flame. But I prefer other vegetables grilled such as asparagus (generally available only in the spring) or peppers.
Until I tasted white eggplant, I could get by without ever eating eggplant again. The white eggplant almost melts in your mouth. The skin is a little chewy, but the flesh is creamy and sweet. We are growing white eggplant in our back-yard garden in Land Park. From seed. And it's producing a big crop, as you can see from the photo above.
You know why you can't buy white eggplant in the store? Because it bruises too easily and doesn't travel well. Grocery shoppers won't buy bruised fruit, and the purple type doesn't show bruises. That's too bad, because I suspect many people will never get a chance to try white eggplant. If you live near an organic farm, though, maybe.
Next year, why not try planting something different in your yard? Let me know if you grow white eggplant what you think of it. I'm betting you will love it. Even if you don't like eggplant.
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