Traditional Japanese Eggplant Recipes
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Traditional japanese eggplant recipes. For japanese recipes look for japanese eggplant that is long and slender with deep purple skin. The skin on japanese eggplant is thin so it doesn t require peeling. Check also our vegetarian stuffed eggplant boats. Meanwhile prepare a gas or charcoal grill for high heat grill the eggplant cut side down for 4 minutes.
By the way e ggplant is probably one of the most versatile ingredients to cook with. They have dark purple hues when it comes to color but the top may turn blackish blue if let in the sun for too long once it has become ripe. Its shape thus resembles that of the chinese eggplant but the japanese one is smaller and longer in size. To give you some delicious ideas i ve gathered the very best eggplant recipes that are well tested and loved by our readers.
Our best japanese eggplant recipes. Japanese eggplant is slender and longer than the traditional rounded eggplant we are used to in the west one advantage of cooking with japanese eggplant is that it virtually seedless and therefore less bitter than regular eggplant. If you re going for presentation feel free to rotate the eggplant 45 degrees halfway through to get cross hatch grill marks. The japanese eggplant contrary to the standard teardrop shaped eggplant is cylindrical.