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Solanum macrocarpon grown outside of Hanoi, Vietnam. Solanum macrocarpon otherwise known as the African eggplant (Yoruba: Igba) (Igbo language/ Igbo): añara), Surinamese eggplant (Sranang Tongo: Antroewa / Antruwa) or Vietnamese eggplant (Vietnamese: cà pháo, fire-cracker eggplant) is a plant of the family Solanaceae.
The eggplant has a long history of taxonomic confusion with the scarlet and Ethiopian eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum), known as gilo and nakati, respectively, and described by Linnaeus as S. aethiopicum. The eggplant was sometimes considered a variety violaceum of that species. S. violaceum of de Candolle applies to Linnaeus' S. aethiopicum.
[6] [7] [8] The eggplant is traditionally roasted, baked or broiled over an open flame before peeling, so that the pulp is soft and has a smoky taste. [9] It is a typical meze (starter) of the regional cuisine, often served as a side to a main meal and as a dip for pita bread. [7] A very similar dish is mutabbal (Arabic: متبل, lit.
also named Graffiti eggplant, Shooting star, Purple rain, and the Pandora stripe rose. Rosa Bianca: Purple and white Bianca: White and soft purple Orient Charm: Light purple Orient Express: Purple Japanese eggplant: Light purple Lavender Touch: Light purple and white Ratna: Purple [1] Thai eggplant: Green and white stripes Indian eggplant: Deep ...
Fried aubergine Karnıyarık is a Turkish dish consisting of eggplant stuffed with a mix of sautéed chopped onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, parsley and ground meat. Rollatini is an Italian -style dish usually made with thin slices of eggplant that are dusted in wheat flour or lightly breaded , covered with ricotta and often other ...
Solanum aethiopicum, the bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, [1] or nakati, is a fruiting plant of the genus Solanum mainly found in Asia and Tropical Africa. It is also known as Ethiopian nightshade , [ 2 ] garden eggs, pumpkin-on-a-stick , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and mock tomato .
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Leucinodes orbonalis, the eggplant fruit and shoot borer or brinjal fruit and shoot borer, is a moth species in the genus Leucinodes described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its native distribution is in the tropical and subtropical parts of Australia and Asia, where it is recorded from Pakistan, Nepal, India, including the Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam ...