Comments on: Orange Eggplants! https://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/orange-eggplants/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:01:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rufus B https://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/orange-eggplants/#comment-14070 Rufus B Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:16:15 +0000 http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/?p=207#comment-14070 The orange eggplants definately are a feast for the eyes, but I don't think they fare as well on the tastebuds. Not having any exprience with the Turkish variety, I planted some in my garden this year. As has been noted above, they do have a bitter taste. I think this comes from the peeling which is slightly tougher than the standard purple variety. I grilled some a couple of nights ago and noticed that they were less bitter when I separated the eggplant from the skin.( a messy undertaking to say the least) I have looked on the internet for recipies specific to the Turkish variety but haven't found any. I wonder how they cook them in Istanbul??? Using them in curry sounds like a good way to "neutralize" the bitterness. I'll try that next time. The orange eggplants definately are a feast for the eyes, but I don’t think they fare as well on the tastebuds. Not having any exprience with the Turkish variety, I planted some in my garden this year. As has been noted above, they do have a bitter taste. I think this comes from the peeling which is slightly tougher than the standard purple variety. I grilled some a couple of nights ago and noticed that they were less bitter when I separated the eggplant from the skin.( a messy undertaking to say the least) I have looked on the internet for recipies specific to the Turkish variety but haven’t found any. I wonder how they cook them in Istanbul??? Using them in curry sounds like a good way to “neutralize” the bitterness. I’ll try that next time.

]]> By: istara https://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/orange-eggplants/#comment-12784 istara Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:44:04 +0000 http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/?p=207#comment-12784 I am growing some of these, and the first harvested are incredibly bitter. I cooked them with olive oil and garlic and fresh basil leaves, and although they tasted delicious on initial bite, the rapidly arriving aftertaste was so intensely bitter I was scared to finish them. I actually thought they might be poisonous. I have never experienced bitter eggplant/aubergine before, the dark purple ones never seem to be bitter at all. But having Googled about the problem I will try soaking the next harvest of orange ones in brine for a while. I am growing some of these, and the first harvested are incredibly bitter. I cooked them with olive oil and garlic and fresh basil leaves, and although they tasted delicious on initial bite, the rapidly arriving aftertaste was so intensely bitter I was scared to finish them. I actually thought they might be poisonous.

I have never experienced bitter eggplant/aubergine before, the dark purple ones never seem to be bitter at all. But having Googled about the problem I will try soaking the next harvest of orange ones in brine for a while.

]]> By: Snackreligious https://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2008/09/03/orange-eggplants/#comment-10699 Snackreligious Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:03:15 +0000 http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/?p=207#comment-10699 They look and sound great. I have an eggplant curry recipe I'd love to try with these! They look and sound great. I have an eggplant curry recipe I’d love to try with these!

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