western australia

We picked an aubergine today

@JudyEv (351250)

Rockingham, Australia

March 29, 2025 10:21pm CST

The photo shows an eggplant that we picked this morning from the house-sit vegetable garden. We’ve had a lot of roma tomatoes off the bushes but this is the first eggplant, which are also known as augergines. They are a member of the nightshade family and grown worldwide. By botanical standards, it’s a berry and most often purple in colour. The fruit absorbs oils and flavours so have a variety of uses in various cuisines. The cut surface of the fruit turns brown quickly. Eggplants were never around when we were kids and it’s still not something we use often.

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@LindaOHio (187028)

• United States

30 Mar

Eggplant is not a favorite; and my husband never would have tried it. I hope you are enjoying your house-sit.

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@porwest (99075)

• United States

30 Mar

Eggplant parmigiana is absolutely delicious, and when you eat it, you almost swear you are eating meat in the dish. it's very good.

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@LeaPea2417 (37759)

• Toccoa, Georgia

31 Mar

@porwest I agree, it is very tasty.

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@porwest (99075)

• United States

31 Mar

@LeaPea2417 One of my favorites, actually. I have not made it in a while. Maybe it's time to put it on the list of things to make.

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@rakski (135491)

• Philippines

30 Mar

that is a cute shape

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

It is. There is another big one on the plant but it isn't quite ripe yet.

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@rakski (135491)

• Philippines

31 Mar

@JudyEv that is nice

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@yanzalong (19038)

• Indonesia

30 Mar

How will you cook it? Can we eat it raw?

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

I'm sending it home with my friend. You can bake it or use it in vegetarian dishes. I'm not sure about eating it raw. I think the seeds are bitter.

@FourWalls (73844)

• United States

30 Mar

I’ve had grilled eggplant a couple of times. I liked it.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

I've enjoyed it the few times I've had it.

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@DaddyEvil (146094)

• United States

30 Mar

I've eaten and enjoyed eggplants fixed in various foods and various ways. I enjoy them.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

We really should try them more often. The few times I've had them I've enjoyed them.

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@Danielclark691 (2169)

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30 Mar

An unusual but natural looking shape! Today all we see in supermarkets is the ‘perfect’ stuff and it is boring

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

A lot of perfectly good fruit and vegetables are thrown out because they are too big/small/funny shape etc. It's very wasteful.

@ptrikha_2 (47719)

• India

31 Mar

Here we also know of Eggplants with name "Brinjal". Its Hindi name is "Baingan" and does not differ too much from "Aubergine". I like it in boiled form with added Peas although it is also consumed in Fritters and other forms. As per Ayurveda, it is best be avoided in the Rainy Season / Monsoons because it is supposedly hard to digest (even though it doesn't seems to be the case when eating!).

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@ptrikha_2 (47719)

• India

31 Mar

@JudyEv Some states in India have very unique recipes that involve this vegetable.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

It seems a very versatile vegetable.

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@allknowing (144204)

• India

30 Mar

You better stay there permanently as I find that place is a paradise on earth. The owners have placed implicit trust in both of you and that is a nice feeling. I have grown these in our garden and we call them brinjals . I love this vegetable and eat it often

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

We should have them more often. We just don't get around to it.

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@pahak627 (5064)

• Philippines

31 Mar

Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables since I was a kid. However, I haven't seen such kind of eggplant. That's kind of strange to me.

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@pahak627 (5064)

• Philippines

1 Apr

@JudyEv We have another variety and its color is green.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Apr

@pahak627 Okay. That's interesting.

@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

There is one variety which is white I think.

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@id_peace (15379)

• Singapore

30 Mar

I saw such eggplants in my uptown super markets.

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@id_peace (15379)

• Singapore

3 Apr

@JudyEv Is it expensive over there?

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Apr

@id_peace I never buy them so I can't really say but they seem quite expensive.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

They sell them in our shops too.

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@xFiacre (13470)

• Ireland

30 Mar

@judyev Aubergines are magnificent. I use them a lot in cooking and I wish I could grow my own.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

The plant looks really healthy and the tomatoes have a lot of unripe fruit on them at the moment too.

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@Ronrybs (20305)

• London, England

30 Mar

Yes, I can't remember seeing them when I was younger and then suddenly there they were! I got a nice recipe for a veggie dish using aubergine.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

They are nice and fleshy when they cooked. Broccoli was another vegetable that was never around when i was a kid.

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@Ronrybs (20305)

• London, England

31 Mar

@JudyEv I remember broc as a kid, luckily I liked it!

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@porwest (99075)

• United States

30 Mar

Never heard them called augerines before. But I do like eggplant. The only thing I ever really make out of them, though, is eggplant parmigiana, which is absolutely delicious, by the way.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

Angie mentioned eggplant parmigiana too. We need to experiement a bit more with some of the more exotic vegetables.

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@porwest (99075)

• United States

31 Mar

@JudyEv It would be a recipe worth looking up, for sure.

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@Beestring (15240)

• Hong Kong

30 Mar

I've never seen eggplants in this shape. I love eating eggplants. Have them almost at least once a week.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

Are the ones you see longer? I have an idea some varieties are longer.

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@Beestring (15240)

• Hong Kong

31 Mar

@JudyEv Yes, they are long in shape.

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@Orson_Kart (7294)

• United Kingdom

30 Mar

Aubergines are not a ‘go to’ veg for me. I tend to use them as an alternative to courgettes if they are on special offer, or I just fancy a change. All I’ve ever done with them, is fry them on a griddle or roast them in the oven with a decent drizzle of olive oil. You could wear them as a hat if you’re that way inclined.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

We rarely have them either. We're just not very familiar with them.

@wolfgirl569 (114826)

• Marion, Ohio

30 Mar

I have never tried one.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

They're okay. Quite fleshy and good to use in vegetarian dishes.

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@andriaperry (118749)

• Anniston, Alabama

30 Mar

Love eggplant Parmesan, I make it a lot in the summer, also I'll slice in circles, roll in flour, salt and pepper and fry. Like you I didn't have these as a child.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

When you don't grow up with them, you tend to avoid them. I'm sure they'd be nice fried.

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@Kandae11 (56244)

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30 Mar

They are supposed to be healthy.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

Yes, I've heard that. We've only had them a few times.

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@grenery8 (16010)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

30 Mar

looks good. i tried it only once and realised i like zucchini more

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

Zucchini is nice too but not one we use often.

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