Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Recently sister and I were eating out at our favorite mountain restaurant when she put aside some pieces of 'something' on her plate. I said " I love mushrooms, may I have those " . " sure " she said but those are not mushrooms . I swore up and down they were 'shrooms' and she said they were not, so we asked the waiter. It was Egg Plant and the best I have ever eaten. It had been sauteed along with onion and green pepper and placed on a bed of wild rice. I have never cooked Egg Plant but I hope to do so soon . Now was that a male egg plant that I needed to look for or a female? If I ask the produce person will they have me escorted out of the store? LOL Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Oh that sounds good. I'm so glad you tasted it not knowing it was eggplant and now you love it. That is what happened to me with aspargus and not I love it. I prefer the male eggplant that has a straight tan line on the bottom. It has more seeds and is less bitter to me. Now some on here prefer the female that has less seeds. It will have a round tan mark on bottom. Hope this help and good luck in the produce section. Hey go for it. LOL and educate that produce man, so he can better assist others. : ))) Judy - genny_y2k Monday, January 22, 2007 7:50 AM Egg plant Conversation Recently sister and I were eating out at our favorite mountain restaurant when she put aside some pieces of 'something' on her plate. I said " I love mushrooms, may I have those " . " sure " she said but those are not mushrooms . I swore up and down they were 'shrooms' and she said they were not, so we asked the waiter. It was Egg Plant and the best I have ever eaten. It had been sauteed along with onion and green pepper and placed on a bed of wild rice. I have never cooked Egg Plant but I hope to do so soon . Now was that a male egg plant that I needed to look for or a female? If I ask the produce person will they have me escorted out of the store? LOL Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Strange, but I have always found my produce people to be very well informed. At both Ingles and Bi-Lo where I shop. Once when I was looking for the best dark green veggie to juice (he suggested kale) and the other when I needed to know how to get a clove of garlic from the bulb. Now don't laugh....I have always used the little jars of garlic. I had no idea how to get the clove. You may be surprised how much the produce people do know. Sue ---- wwjd 1/22/2007 9:18:43 AM Re: Egg plant Conversation Oh that sounds good. I'm so glad you tasted it not knowing it was eggplant and now you love it. That is what happened to me with aspargus and not I love it. I prefer the male eggplant that has a straight tan line on the bottom. It has more seeds and is less bitter to me. Now some on here prefer the female that has less seeds. It will have a round tan mark on bottom. Hope this help and good luck in the produce section. Hey go for it. LOL and educate that produce man, so he can better assist others. : ))) Judy - genny_y2k Monday, January 22, 2007 7:50 AM Egg plant Conversation Recently sister and I were eating out at our favorite mountain restaurant when she put aside some pieces of 'something' on her plate. I said " I love mushrooms, may I have those " . " sure " she said but those are not mushrooms . I swore up and down they were 'shrooms' and she said they were not, so we asked the waiter. It was Egg Plant and the best I have ever eaten. It had been sauteed along with onion and green pepper and placed on a bed of wild rice. I have never cooked Egg Plant but I hope to do so soon . Now was that a male egg plant that I needed to look for or a female? If I ask the produce person will they have me escorted out of the store? LOL Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k wrote: > > Now was that a male egg plant that I > needed to look for or a female? Guess it depends on how you plan to cook it up. For grilling, I would think fewer seeds would be preferred. But, if you're just going to make a gumbo or something where it's all mixed in, then seeds would not be a problem. -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I grilled my heavly seed eggplant slices last week in my closed pannin grill prior to putting it in the Roasted or Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Sandwich I made last week and it was so nice. I sent the review of. It was great!!! Julie sent in that great recipe. In fact I had made several of the sandwiches up and refrigerated what was left in ziplock bags. I popped one of the sandwiches in the toaster this morning to retoast up the bread. It was so good. It was thin enough because once I assembled the sandwiches I then put the whole thing back in the panini maker and pressed and toasted the bread. Judy - Erin Monday, January 22, 2007 8:56 AM Re: Egg plant Conversation , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k wrote: > > Now was that a male egg plant that I > needed to look for or a female? Guess it depends on how you plan to cook it up. For grilling, I would think fewer seeds would be preferred. But, if you're just going to make a gumbo or something where it's all mixed in, then seeds would not be a problem. -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 All eggplants are the same. There is o male or female. They would probably chase you out o fthe produce section of the store. There are japaneese eggplant, regular eggplant and white eggplant. I have never seen or eaten a white one, but have been told they tast identicle to regular. Regular are deep brilliant purple and shapped more or less like a pear. The japaneese are purple mottled with white and shapped like an English cucumber. Katie in Alaska genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote: Recently sister and I were eating out at our favorite mountain restaurant when she put aside some pieces of 'something' on her plate. I said " I love mushrooms, may I have those " . " sure " she said but those are not mushrooms . I swore up and down they were 'shrooms' and she said they were not, so we asked the waiter. It was Egg Plant and the best I have ever eaten. It had been sauteed along with onion and green pepper and placed on a bed of wild rice. I have never cooked Egg Plant but I hope to do so soon . Now was that a male egg plant that I needed to look for or a female? If I ask the produce person will they have me escorted out of the store? LOL Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna in Colorado Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by " Green Rating " at Autos' Green Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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