Re: [CH] Eggplant "Preparation"
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:35:04 -0700
> I've always found fresh eggplant to be not bitter, but those that have been
> sitting a few days (or more) after picking get bitter, so I salt the older
> ones.
This is an interesting hypothesis. It makes sense. Thanks.
So, hot places like Asia (or anyway India and Thailand, for sure), where
veggies are picked, sold, and eaten right away, every day or two at most,
never get bitter eggplant hence aren't concerned about it in their recipes.
But cool places like Europe and USA, where veggies can be hence are
shipped, marketed, and stored over periods much longer than 1-2 days do
sometimes experience bitterness in eggplant ergo the salting step, just in
case it's one of those old eggplants...
--- Brent