/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Youre not salting them first

I've never had a bitter eggplant.

>doesn't understand how to use an ingredient
>"STUPID INGREDIENT!!!!11"

>>14737891
apparantly not all ppl can taste the bitterness. Still dont get the appeal tho

>>14737997
It absorbs oil (and thus oil-soluble flavors) so you can get very savory slabs of meaty vegetable which by itself can still have a nice and delicate flavor.

>>14737997
<1 inch cubes, briefly pan fried with minimal oil will have a sweet, floral, but very slight savory taste. It should be tender but mostly hold its shape, then almost melt in your mouth. Extra seasoning is unnecessary.

Soy beans: delicious, nutritious

>>14737923
I called it bitter, not stupid.

>tofu
>coagulated anti-flavor brick
>kidney stones and moobs

>>14738483
A family recipe is to do this, but with slices instead of cubes. Then add crushed tomatoes and simmer together, gently moving around to stir. Finish with fresh basil and serve with garlic yogurt on the side.

>>14737560
this is a stupid thread op. kill yourself faggot

>>14741244
>t. CEO of eggplants

>>14737560
>OP
>faggot

>>14741264
>tfw not CEO of eggplants

>>14737560
I really hate the stupid zoomer pictograms and your OP picture made me angry for no reason.

I've never eaten eggplant before and have no clue about what it is. Is it like squash?

>>14737560
when i was like 6 i was at the store with my little brother and dad and saw eggplants and begged my dad to get them cuz they looked cool. after throwing a fit he got a few and then spent a while cooking them down and when he served them to us we said they were really gross and spit them out and then he got fucking pissed. good times.

>>14738483
>Extra seasoning is unnecessary.
bruh wat

>>14737560
It's only bitter sponge if you eat it raw you animal.

>>14740425
That's mediterranean as fuck.

>>14741457
You can't fool me.

>>14737560
The bitterness is being bred out of them... along with the flavour.

Same thing happened to radishes.

Eggplants are too large. I cook only for myself. If I wanted to add egplant to a dish, I'd either have to make it the central ingredient or keep half of it for another time. I wish eggplants were half the size.

>>14742945
>I wish eggplants were half the size.
There are different varietals that are smaller, you know? Not all eggplants are the giant purple ones.

>>14742959
Yea if you go to a supermarket that has that, but my Aldi doesn't even have Chillies most of the year.

>>14742966
Then don't go to Aldi

>>14742971
no, fuck eggplants

>>14742997
Then quit your damn whining