That's just a fun fact to keep in mind as you search for the perfect eggplant this summer. I follow these tips for picking a ripe one from the grocery store or the farmers market: Check the color.

The glossy, purple, teardrop-shaped eggplant may be the only one you know, but this versatile vegetable comes in a variety of colors and shapes. Dig a little deeper at your local farmers market ...

A roasted eggplant recipe from the home garden through to the plate. <a href=" -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "5 Fruit Tree & ...

In Kannada our local name for this tree is “badne mara”—brinjal tree — and it does look like a large brinjal plant, with deeply lobed, dark green leaves. Its clusters of scented flowers ...

Now, you might be wondering, why is it called eggplant?! Well, that has quite a funny story to it! The white variety of the vegetable, which are somewhat round and small in shape, looked much like ...

Palm trees dot the grounds between glass greenhouses ... Eighty-nine new wild relatives of eggplant have been collected and will be grown at the center over the coming years.

Brinjal is a favourite of many people. This purple vegetable contains many properties along with a delicious taste. Eat it as a bharta or a sabzi, it provide health benefits in every way. However ...

Before you whip up some eggplant parm or baba ghanoush, find out if the eggplant you’re about to use is actually a fruit or a vegetable. From eggplant parm to stir-fry, ratatouille to roasted ...