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I was in an Asian market this AM and they had some mini eggplants about the size of a chestnut, I'd never seen anything like them before. Just curious if anyone's had them and has any suggestions for how to use them?
I haven't seen any that small, but there are lots of excellent Asian recipes for eggplant, so that might be the way to go. Eggplant goes really well with soy sauce and sesame oil
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I haven't seen any that small, but there are lots of excellent Asian recipes for eggplant, so that might be the way to go. Eggplant goes really well with soy sauce and sesame oil
I was in an Asian market this AM and they had some mini eggplants about the size of a chestnut, I'd never seen anything like them before. Just curious if anyone's had them and has any suggestions for how to use them?
If they were purple and slightly egg-shaped, they were Indian eggplant. Common in indian curries, stuffed and in bhurta (my spelling may be incorrect, but it uses roasted Indian eggplant, onions and tomato with the usual huge assortment of Indian spices.) Our Indian population is so large that we see these in our better stocked regular grocery stores.
If they were small, round and green, they were Thai eggplant. They usually have similar striations on their skin like watermelon. The few times I've had them, they were slightly bitter and a little crunchy-ish. I was told they could be eaten raw.
I wasn't enamored of either. I'll be sticking to my Japanese eggplant.
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If they were purple and slightly egg-shaped, they were Indian eggplant. Common in indian curries, stuffed and in bhurta (my spelling may be incorrect, but it uses roasted Indian eggplant, onions and tomato with the usual huge assortment of Indian spices.) Our Indian population is so large that we see these in our better stocked regular grocery stores.
If they were small, round and green, they were Thai eggplant. They usually have similar striations on their skin like watermelon. The few times I've had them, they were slightly bitter and a little crunchy-ish. I was told they could be eaten raw.
I wasn't enamored of either. I'll be sticking to my Japanese eggplant.
Thanks for this! They may have been slightly egg shaped and were that same very dark purple color of 'regular' eggplants. Never saw them before and they just got me thinking about what could be done with them.
Thanks for this! They may have been slightly egg shaped and were that same very dark purple color of 'regular' eggplants. Never saw them before and they just got me thinking about what could be done with them.
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Yep. Except when I had it, the veggies were more mashed.
Well, funny car driver Doug Kalitta was a USAC Sprint Car Champ so I think good car control skills may well be transferable to other racing disciplines. I remember years ago at the Daytona 24 Hours a teammate being upset when A J Foyt was put in their car, Foyt then went out and set fastest time, in the wet.
Well, funny car driver Doug Kalitta was a USAC Sprint Car Champ so I think good car control skills may well be transferable to other racing disciplines. I remember years ago at the Daytona 24 Hours a teammate being upset when A J Foyt was put in their car, Foyt then went out and set fastest time, in the wet.
What?
There's a joke in here someplace about race car drivers having the brains that resembles an eggplant.
PS wasn't it Kalitta who had a long term relationship with Shirley Muldowney?
Many many years ago someone in my family used to candy them. I remember having them only once, they were very good. I do not have a recipe though, so this is actually more of a non-post, lol.
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What?
There's a joke in here someplace about race car drivers having the brains that resembles an eggplant.
PS wasn't it Kalitta who had a long term relationship with Shirley Muldowney?
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Wow, I have no idea how I managed to post something meant for the Auto Racing forum in an eggplant thread. Maybe it's my brain beginning to look like a mashed eggplant
And I've I've had nothing stronger than coffee all day.
It was Connie Kallitta Muldowney bought a fuel funny car from and also formed a match team of the Bounty Hunter & Huntress. Many said many things about their relationship but they also said she'd never make it as a driver so who knows?
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