Re: [CH] Eggplant "Preparation"
Rob Solarion (solarion@1starnet.com)
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:12:46 -0600
Well, I'll tell you what I'll do: After sending those recipes, I have been
craving some eggplant, and decided to make some caponata. I'll "try my
best" to find both a "male" and a "female" eggplant. I'll taste them side
by side and let you know if one is bitterer than the other. This is, of
course, assuming that I actually buy a male and a female. I never heard
this before. Rob
>i remember reading somewhere that the 'female' (rounder bottom, thinner
>toward the stem) is much more bitter than the 'male' eggplant. The female
>also is supposed to have more seeds which add the bitterness, hence the
>need for salt. Since the time i stored this information away in some brain
>cell (along with the other 'jeopardy' knowledge i've accumlated over the
>years), what i do is try to buy 'male' eggplants when possible - looking
>for those which are close to the same thickness at either end.
>Of course, the whole concept may be total crap, but it adds a sense of
>higher purpose to produce exploration....
>
>sheryl l. chatfield
>ch #2077
>
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