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Cooking & Baking

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9. I grow the Asian types and they taste pretty much like a squash except more tender.

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 08:28 AM

Sep 2023

The larger egg shaped eggplants are a little bit more bitter.

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How would you describe the taste of eggplant? [View all] Marthe48 Sep 2023 OP

Like eating MOMFUDSKI Sep 2023 #1

To me, eggplant dosen't have much flavor very bland. Srkdqltr Sep 2023 #2

I coat it with flour Marthe48 Sep 2023 #11

Slightly bitter zucchini... MiHale Sep 2023 #3

Yep, like chicken Marthe48 Sep 2023 #12

Completely agree Pachamama Sep 2023 #19

I think it's best in casseroles. Haggard Celine Sep 2023 #4

A good word about eggplants,.. magicarpet Sep 2023 #5

There's a sweetness when it's roasted no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 #6

I haven't tasted the bitterness Marthe48 Sep 2023 #14

We bread slices in Italian bread crumbs and badhair77 Sep 2023 #7

... Faux pas Sep 2023 #8

i grow a mini eggplant called "fairy tale" rampartc Sep 2023 #10

One year I got white eggplant Marthe48 Sep 2023 #16

That sounds good. dameatball Sep 2023 #20

An Italian's favorite vegetable. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2023 #13

I used coconut oil this year Marthe48 Sep 2023 #15

Well, they are a hit or a miss MagickMuffin Sep 2023 #17

Eggplant justaprogressive Sep 2023 #18

Also in the nightshade family is tobacco Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2023 #21

funny you mention Egg Plant littlewolf Sep 2023 #22

Sounds yummy! Marthe48 Sep 2023 #23

I need to figure out what to make with mine spinbaby Sep 2023 #24