At the farmer's market, one farmer was selling these very interesting-looking heirloom eggplants. We've never seen eggplants in so many different sizes, shapes, and colors! Isn't this interesting?
Look! Heirloom Eggplants!
The names of these heirloom eggplants are: - Turkish (orange), Louisiana Green Banana (green), Ichiban (long dark purple), Snowy (white), Listada de Gandia (purple), and Rosa Bianca (lavender.)
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i just read in either mark bittman's or alice water's cookbook that the eggplant got it's name from the little white variety that looks like an egg.
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Beautiful!
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My CSA provides us with a few of these varieties. Always fun to get surprised by stuff you've never seen before. Those Rosa Bianca ones can get pretty big.
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Oh, I'd like to see you post about how each one tastes. I find the white one to be milder. I get a small allergic reaction to the deep purple ones.
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