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The eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshaes) and genus Solanum. It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. As a night-shade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to India and Sri Lanka.

Trivia about eggplant

  • The popular dish moussaka is layers of ground meat & this vegetable
  • This member of the nightshade family is often prepared Parmigiana
  • Thos. Jefferson is credited with introducing this vegetable, named for its ovoid shape, to the U.S.
  • Baba ghanoush is a Middle Eastern spread made with this purple-skinned vegetable
  • In a British grocery store, these may be marked aubergines
  • "Black Beauty" is a popular variety of this "plant" that goes into ratatouille
  • Europeans once believed this purple-skinned cousin to the tomato caused insanity
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  • In Europe, it's known as an aubergine
  • Veal & this purple vegetable are the foods most often prepared alla parmigiana
  • Moussaka
  • The Turkish dish Imam Bayildi, whose name means "The imam fainted", is made with this heavy purple vegetable
  • The main ingredients of ratatouille are tomatoes, onions, peppers, zucchini & this veggie that's bigger than those
  • The French know this purple pear-shaped vegetable as an aubergine
  • The white fruit of the plant Solanum melongema resembled an egg, & this name stuck for the purple fruit too
  • Traditionally, moussaka is made with slices of this vegetable & ground lamb or beef, layered & baked
  • Baba ghanoush is a dip made with this large purplish member of the nightshade family
  • For vegetarians, instead of vitello alla parmigiana, veal parmesean, make malanzine alla parmigiana, this

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