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16446436 No.16446436 [Reply] [Original]

does anybody ACTUALLY like eggplant? is there a recipe that wouldn't be instantly improved by replacing the eggplant with something else like zucchini?

>> No.16446448

Eggplant is great
>replace with zucchini in every recipe
don't even know what to say to this...

>> No.16446453
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16446453

Sze chuan style eggplant is one of the absolute best Chinese dishes in my opinion.

>> No.16446454

>>16446436
its called aubergine, retard

>> No.16446470

>>16446453
Yeah that's dope. There's this Turkish/Mediterranean dish that is served cold with bread. It's egg plant that was cooked with a light tomato sauce, garlic, and a bunch of olive oil. Idk what it's called, but that shit was real good.

>> No.16446473
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16446473

>European style eggplants
>Not superior long dong Chinese eggplants

>> No.16446474

>>16446436
Baba ghanoush you faggot

>> No.16446481

>>16446474
>>16446453
>>16446470
would taste better with zucchini

>> No.16446489
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>>16446473
came to say this

pic unrelated

>> No.16446506

>>16446473
>Not superior long dong Chinese eggplants
The only time a Chinese dong is long

>> No.16446517

>>16446481
>baba ghanoush
>zucchini
Sounds disgusting

>> No.16446523

>>16446517
but zucchini is good
and the general idea of baba ghanoush is good. so how could it be bad?

>> No.16446532

>>16446436
I fry/cook it in olive oil, diced, until its soft if not outright mushy. Its kinda plebeian but it adds a lot of flavor to certain dishes, casseroles especially.
I do have to wonder if its just soaking up the olive oil though instead of providing its own flavor, haven't been using it for that long

>> No.16446540

>>16446517
>>16446523
ghanoush with zucchini would be horrid. Also the thing I was talking about was not that.

It had a lot of tomatoes and was not blended. It was like a cold eggplant salad with tons of olive oil and a decent amount of roasted garlic.

>> No.16446545

>>16446436
Eggplant Parm is so fucking good bros.

>> No.16446558

>>16446523
Yes, zucchini is good, but they're much more water logged and stringy than eggplant and don't stand up to heat nearly as well. Also different flavor profiles.

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>>16446436
One of my favorite Chinese dishes is eggplant in garlic sauce. So tasty

>> No.16446602

I use to be at tastelet, too. Until I tried picked eggplant. Pretty sure you're only supposed to pickle them. Not sure why people are using them for other stuff, maybe they forgot to pick up zucchini?

>> No.16446603

>>16446545
aye lad....you speak the truth.
I like to sprinkle salt on mine and let the excess moisture drip out for a few hours before grilling, frying, roasting.

>> No.16446605

>>16446436
Fuck no. Absolute D tier starchy vegetable taste wise

>> No.16446609

>>16446597
>>16446473
>>16446453
Do chinks really?

>> No.16446672
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>>16446436
OP is a squashfaggot who got so triggered by pic related that he had to issue a rebuttal.

>> No.16446724

>>16446436

ive seen someone post roast eggplant like unagi and it looked really good

>> No.16446740
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>>16446724
you mean Xian style roast eggplants?

>> No.16446829

>>16446436
I love eggplant all kinds of ways. Roasted, smoked, whole and then blended for baba ghanoush or caponata. Sliced and sprinkled with salt, olive oil, maybe some balsamic and grilled outside til soft and tender, or baked on a sheet pan til golden brown on both sides. 3 step breaded for parmiagiana. I like to peel it and, then cube it for japanese stir fries, or slow simmering in a curry sauce like jafrezi in a curry chicken dinner (such as a Sharwood's simmer sauce). It's great in Thai dishes that use coconut milk.

If you don't like it, probably someone made it wrong. Some recipes need peeling, some don't. I have had some poorly cooked eggplant in many Italian restaurants, spongey undercooked eggplant as you bite into a sub, pizzas topped with wtfbreaded, uncooked dry egglant, and the other end of the spectrum, people who pan fried oil logged eggplant. Need to know what you're doing, same as mushrooms with that ability to absorb oils.

Zucchini is just not the same to me. There's too much moisture in zucchini, and though zucchini's twin is crookneck squash, I would NOT consider egglant interchangable nor related to zucchini for recipes.

>> No.16446857

>>16446672
>screenshotting your own post from three days ago
yikes yikes yikes

>> No.16446860

>>16446436
Eggplant on pizza is decent.
If you don't like it, don't eat it, simple as.

>> No.16446862

it's great it's just annoying to use, every recipe starts with
>first half-skin it and bake it so it tastes good

>> No.16446863

>>16446857
Incorrect. I'm just a nolifer who remembers exceptionally awful shitposts.

>> No.16446864

>>16446672
>zucchini
>bitter
is this another one of those genetic things? zucchini tastes sweet to me. i love frying zucchini slices and pairing them with a pungent feta because i feel the sweetness pairs extremely well with it

>> No.16446874

>>16446864
Like aubergine, zucchini has biologically astringent qualities, but when cooked correctly (i.e. drying, cutting thin, and frying/baking) it imparts a better, sweeter flavor like you described.

>> No.16446877

>>16446874
oh, i understand now. thanks

>> No.16446907

>>16446436
Try caramelized eggplant with unagi sauce, it tastes like fried chicken

>> No.16447054

>>16446436
>cut in thin slices
>grill with some olive oil, salt and garlic
>let it cool and rest in the fridge with some vinegar, oilive oil, salt, pepper, garlic

enjoy godlike mediterrenean eggplant the next day

>> No.16447332
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16447332

I didn't like eggplant until I tried Persian cuisine. Absolutely godly

>> No.16447624

>>16446436
Eggplant escabeche is god tier, get better taste moron.

>> No.16447763

I love eggplant is all forms although I usually prefer the long Asian eggplants and small round Indians ones. If I'm making eggplant rollatini or parm I use the big Italian boys. I just let them sit for a bit with salt before cooking to draw out any bitterness. I have found that many people who don't like eggplant really just dislike the texture. Same thing with mushrooms.

>> No.16447769

>>16446454
It's called melanzani, faggot

>> No.16447790
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>>16446436
split belly

>> No.16447980

>>16447790
That looks delicious. I have a new dish to try my hand at, karniyarik. Thanks.

>> No.16448032

>>16447790
Looks pretty good, I would try it without the skin though, it's my least favorite thing in eggplant.

>> No.16448092

Eggplant parm (and fried eggplant in general) is pretty good. Zucchini is good too, but I'd usually just roast it.

>> No.16448108

>>16446453
>Rick and morty eggplant.
Ya fuck off.

>> No.16448111

>>16446436
>inb4 cram-poster who likes to cram them

>> No.16448173
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16448173

Tortang Talong is fucking delicious

It's basically an eggplant omelette, but the eggplant is all spread apart and dipped in the eggs and fried, with the stem and all. Sometimes there's ground beef mixed in there too. Makes me hungry just thinking about it.

>> No.16448196

>>16446436
i'd take eggplant over zucchini any day honestly. hate zucchini

>> No.16448203

>>16448108
Rick and Morty is kinda old now. Have you seen Space Jam: A New Legacy yet? I've seen it six times already and it's still not enough.

>> No.16448204

>>16447763
>prefer the long Asian eggplants
what are your favourite dishes with these?

>> No.16448205

>>16448173
sounds fantastic

>> No.16448214
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>>16446540
You talking about pic related?
It's fucking delicious and OP would be dragged into the street and tenderized if he puts zucchini in it

>> No.16448250

>>16448173
wow that's cool
what kind of sauces should you make for it?

>> No.16448258
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>>16446436
why yes I do

>> No.16448279

>>16448250
Usually just eaten with ketchup, but anything would work well with it really.

>> No.16448290

>>16448279
>anything
sweet I'm doing hollandaise

>> No.16448316

>>16448173
damn that sounds great, ive only eaten eggplant once and it was just cooked in the convection oven

>> No.16448338

>>16446481
You fucking deviant

>> No.16448344

>>16446864
That guy is just retarded. Zucchini cake and zucchini bread are delicious. But op is a faggot for thinking it could replace eggplant Parm or baba ghanoush

>> No.16448361

My mom always made eggplant in such a variety of fun and interesting ways
She said the wives in some random-ass country near Russia had this saying
"a woman is not ready to be married until she can prepare eggplant 1000 different ways"
lay the eggplant recipes on me you saucy cooks

>> No.16448370

>>16448361
shouldn't you be laying the recipes upon us?

>> No.16448376

>>16446454
Aubergofuckyourself
>>16447769
Melanzaniggerfaggot

>> No.16448445

>>16448370
see
>>16448282
unfortunately i didn't pay any attention to cooking until after I'd moved out

>> No.16448857
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>>16446436
Eggplant parmisan. God-tier food.
if you've never tasted or cooked it you just deserve to die.

>> No.16449929
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>>16446436
NOBODY LIKES EGGPLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>> No.16449931

>>16449929
inb4 do ame-
yes, americans really

>> No.16449939

>>16448857
fried eggplants is the nectar of the gods, whenever i fry them up usually half are gone by the end from "tasting" because i'm a fat faggot

>> No.16450041

>>16449939
what if i told your mom that you refer to yourself as a fat faggot?

>> No.16450068

>>16449929
Eggplantbros...We got too cocky...It's over....

>> No.16450081

>>16450068
Up against the wall faggot

>> No.16450206

>>16449939
Based fatbro

>> No.16450307

>>16449929
The eggplants will still exist and be a beloved squash for generations to come, when this man dies he'll probably be cremated at this site where he loved to shoot his gun, then the egg plant seeds in the ground will have the last laugh and sustain themselves on the energy from his ashes, he will scream in anguish from food wasters hell at the thought of it.

>> No.16450844

>>16450041
she would be very upset with me for being mean to myself

>> No.16450932

>>16448857
>>16449939
Based wopbros.

Breaded and pan fried, thinly-sliced eggplant on fresh, crusty italian bread with fresh mozz, roasted red peppers, arugula, and a thicc balsamic glaze is basically a religious experience. I love meat, but I would take this (or eggplant parm over chicken parm) any day of the week.

>> No.16450938

>>16450844
C'mon king. Don't let mommy down. Don't be a meanie to yourself.

>> No.16450960

>>16446523
Does anybody ACTUALLY like zucchini? is there a recipe that wouldn't be instantly improved by replacing the zucchini with something else like eggplant?

>> No.16450984

>>16446436
eggplant is based you fucking retard, nightshades are superior to gourds in every way

>> No.16452328

>>16449929
based and thumbpilled

>> No.16452362
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The eggplant emoji should be removed! Very offensive

>> No.16452644

>>16446597
that sounds and looks good. WHATS IT CALLED U TEASING whore

>> No.16452657

>>16448173
oooooh that looks super good. gonna have to try that. Eggplant is yummy but my family is not really use to it, they eat zuchini and squash, but never really eggplant.

>> No.16452957

>>16446436
Parmigiana is god tier you tasteless nigger

>> No.16453079

>>16449939
>>16450932
This. It feels a bit like cheating, because frying most things is delicious, but Fried eggplants/Eggplant parm is the greatest way to eat it. The best way my mom made it when we were growing up.

>> No.16453103

>>16452644
It's literally called eggplant in garlic sauce

>> No.16453156
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>>16446436
God these feel amazing shoved up my ass.

>> No.16453171

>>16446470
imam bayildi?

>> No.16453204

>>16446523
>>16446540
>>16448214
I like eggplant but I think zucc babaganoush might be good. Have you ever had roasted zuccini? It's delicious. Babaganoush is just roasted eggplant paste.

>> No.16453358

>>16446436
go back to youtube, Scott

>> No.16453402

>>16453204
I've had every single vegetable from the local market roasted and smoked. fucking love smoked zucchines
I'm not the biggest fan of babaganoush, but I am the anon who posted the roast eggplat salad info pic....

I think most of the modernized world DOESN'T know how to prepare veggies and more power to those of us who carry the Hidden /cK/nowledge
When the world thinks it has ascended and becomes a pool of hubris, WE will be there to show them, Anon.

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baba ghanouj is delicious