Purple Eggplant
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Description/Taste
Purple eggplant is characterized by its size, shape and coloring. Fruits have a trademark glossy, black-purple skin, are oval and oblong in shape, often growing up to ten inches long and wider at the blossom end. They have a characteristic green calyx and a green stem or a leaf shooting out from the base of the stem, wrapping around the top of the smooth-skinned fruit. The flesh is cream colored with a spongy-firm texture. Though the size of Purple eggplant varies once harvested, it is more common to see large robust fruits.
Seasons/Availability
Purple eggplant is available year-round with a peak season during the summer months.
Current Facts
Purple eggplants are a Western type eggplant of the species, Solanum melongena and are known as part of the Giganteum Group. With thousands of varieties of eggplants in existence, there are incalculable variabilities throughout the species. Common Purple eggplants are the only type that are truly domesticated, absolutely displaced from their wild ancestors; they have never existed in the wild and due to human selection, construct and morphology, they should always be classified as separate from any wild progenitors.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Purple Eggplant. One
is easiest, three is harder.| The Mediterranean Dish |
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Roasted Eggplant Caprese Salad |
| Cilantro & Citronella |
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Caponata Antipasto |
