Lush purple vegetable perfect for pizza, sandwiches, ... it's early, much earlier than it ... from late harvesting or poor preparation. Left in the field too long, an eggplant can become bitter, ...

Eggplant, a purple haze of peak-season taste. By Georgeanne Brennan Aug 24, 2015. ... up to 1½ feet long, but as little as 1 inch or so in diameter. They range in color from bright, ...

To bake a whole eggplant, first pierce the skin with a fork the way you would a baked potato. After about 30 minutes in the oven, you can scoop out the insides and stuff the eggplant, or mash the ...

Long prized for deeply purple, glossy beauty and unique taste and texture, eggplants are available in markets throughout the year, but they are at thei Eggplant is a must for fans of outdoor grilling.

Eggplant, also known as aubergine, is a dark purple vegetable in the nightshade family. Other nightshades include tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers. Eggplant has a mildly bitter taste and a sponge ...

In the U.S., those large, oblong purple fruits might be called eggplants, but in the U.K. they are aubergines. Here's why one fruit has many English names.

Cut several small or medium eggplants into ½-inch thick slices, arrange on parchment paper-lined baking sheets, sprinkle with salt and bake in a 425°F oven for 15 minutes.

Currently, the total plant area of long purple eggplant is as much as 13,000 hectares, with an annual yield of 120,000 metric tons. The output value per year has reached as much as 250 million ...