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Eggplant Eggplant ranges in color from deep, vibrant purple to pale, almost translucent white, and in length from 2 inches (about 5cm) to nearly a foot (about 30cm). Eggplants are typically about 8 to 10 inches (about 20 to 25cm) long and 4 inches (10cm) in diameter, with a glossy, dark purple skin. Japanese eggplants are most commonly purple, but can range in color from lavender to pink, green, and white as well. www.pccnaturalmarkets.com /health/Food_Guide/Eggplant.htm   (512 words)

Eggplant All eggplant should be shiny and firm (but not rock hard) with a taut skin that is free of blemishes (such as wormholes or dark brown spots) or bruises. Eggplant lends itself to a multitude of ethnic preparations from Indian to Moroccan, with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes in between. It is almost fl in color, with a green stem and green calyx or leaf protrusion that shoots out from the base of the stem and wraps the top of the eggplant like the cap of an elf. www.tonytantillo.com /vegetables/eggplant.html   (764 words)

Hormel Foods - Glossary - Eggplant The ball-shaped Thai eggplants range in size from a half inch to several inches in diameter, with an outer flesh that may be colored white, yellow, green, or lavender. Eggplant is excellent when stuffed with a variety of ingredients, sautéed, broiled, baked, grilled, or slowly cooked in meat, rice, or cheese dishes and stews. Since some eggplants may be bitter tasting, it has been a common practice to add salt to the cut pieces of the vegetable to help draw the bitter flavor out of the meat and to enhance the flavor. www.hormel.com /kitchen/glossary.asp?id=33270&catitemid=   (899 words)

The World's Healthiest Foods: Eggplant Eggplants belong to the nightshade family of vegetables which include tomatoes, sweet peppers and potatoes and grow in a manner much like tomatoes, hanging from the vines of a plant that grows several feet in height. When rabbits with high cholesterol were given eggplant juice, their blood cholesterol, the cholesterol in their artery walls and the cholesterol in their aortas (the aorta is the artery that returns blood from the heart back into circulation into the body) was significantly reduced, while the walls of their blood vessels relaxed, improving blood flow. Eggplants belong to the plant family of Solanaceae, also commonly known as nightshades, and are kin to the tomato, sweet pepper and potato. www.whfoods.com /genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=22   (2022 words)

Growing Guide: Eggplant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Eggplant is a tender vegetable that is related to the tomato. Eggplant is fairly drought tolerant and should not be overwatered as it is susceptible to root rot. Eggplants are suitable for growing in large containers or tubs. www.gardenguides.com /Vegetables/eggplant.htm   (468 words)

Eggplant A. Poor-quality eggplant fruit are generally associated with low moisture and high temperature conditions. A. This is eggplant yellows or virus of eggplant. Fruits are most commonly purple in color but may also be white or green and are produced on vigorous growing plants that often are four feet tall. aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/vegetables/eggplant.html   (672 words)

Eggplant From Europe eggplants spread to the Americas and were being cultivated in Brazil by the mid-1600's. In some places the eggplant is known as the "mad apple"--from mala insana, meaning "bad egg" or "bad apple." Legend has it that an Indian traveler ate some raw eggplant, had a fit, and people thought the eggplant had poisoned him. To get rid of it, peel the eggplant (the skin is likely to be both bitter and a little tough), then slice it, sprinkle with salt, and allow it to drain in a colander for up to half an hour. www.producepete.com /shows/eggplant.html   (976 words)

Color Matters When nails are discolored (a color other than peachy-pink), this may be indicative of a diet deficiency or diabetes, allergies, or other diseases. The eggplant, also known as the aubergine in Europe, was named by the English because early specimens were all white and looked like hen's eggs. Eggplant is related to the tomato and potato. www.colormatters.com /factoid.html   (270 words)

Eggplant We have had at least one unfortunate experience with an eggplant that ruined a recipe, and we are still unsure about the process for selecting a perfect eggplant. We have found that salting, rinsing and drying the eggplant seems to cut down on the amount of oil that is needed in the cooking process. When the oil is hot, place the eggplant pieces in the oil, a few at a time and fry until golden brown (2-3 minutes). www.molsol.com /Cooking/eggplant.html   (853 words)

Cooking Ingredients Glossary: Keyword Eggplant Chinese eggplants are a variety of the sweet vegetable-fruit distinguished by their long, slender shape and pale purple color and prized for their tender skin and lack of seeds. Eggplants are tender, mildly earthy, sweet vegetable-fruits covered with tough, shiny skin, which may be peeled or left unpeeled in grilled or long-cooked dishes. Japanese eggplants are a variety of the tender, sweet vegetable-fruit distinguished by their long, slender shape, fine flesh, and relative absence of seeds. www.cooking.com /advice/adgloss.asp?glosstype=ingr&keywords=eggplant   (299 words)

Selecting, Storing and Serving Ohio Eggplant, HYG-5517-93 Eggplant is a native of South and Eastern Asia and is a member of the nightshade family. Shriveled and flabby eggplant is often bitter and poor in flavor. Eggplant is a versatile vegetable and can be baked, broiled, boiled, stuffed or used in a variety of casseroles in combination with other vegetables. ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/5000/5517.html   (683 words)

healthy recipes, cooking,  eggplant Society women in China used the skin of dark eggplants to color their teeth a fashionable fl, long before the residents of the East Village in New York ever thought of it. Most are deep purple, almost fl in color, with a green stem and green calyx or leaf protrusion that shoots out from the base of the stem and wraps the top of the eggplant like the cap of an elf. The French Bonde de Valence is a deep purple, medium-sized eggplant whose calyx and stem are somewhere between the Japanese and globe in color. www.samcooks.com /relish/eggplant.htm   (2716 words)

deseretnews.com | Color crusade hits home appliances But despite limited success in their efforts to push the color boundaries — Viking says color appliances account for only 1 percent to 2 percent of its overall sales — other companies now are jumping in. In addition, the color crusade no longer is restricted to stoves and refrigerators but is moving into less-glamorous parts of the home, notably the laundry room. Color appliances also take longer for manufacturers to deliver — in the case of Viking, for example, up to six or eight weeks versus two for fl, white and stainless-steel appliances. deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600113159,00.html   (1059 words)

Allrecipes | Cook's Encyclopedia | eggplant Because the eggplant is a member of the nightshade family, it's related to the potato and tomato. There are many varieties of this delicious food, ranging in color from rich purple to white, in length from 2 to 12 inches and in shape from oblong to round. In the United States, the most common eggplant is the large, cylindrical- or pear-shape variety with a smooth, glossy, dark purple skin. allrecipes.com /advice/ref/ency/terms/6355.asp   (394 words)

Eggplant: Vegetables and Fruits for Health the Pyramid Way   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Eggplant is a member of the nightshade family, and therefore related to potatoes, tomatoes and peppers. Avoid eggplant with brown or blue streaks, or that are shriveled and flabby. Eggplant can be cooked by baking it in its skin, boiling in water, frying, sautéing, steaming or stewing. www.umext.maine.edu /onlinepubs/htmpubs/veghealth/4307.htm   (862 words)

Eggplant Eggplant is a warm season plant that is very susceptible to frost. For this system all fertilizer is placed in the bed prior to laying the plastic or drip irrigation is used and fertigation is practiced. Plants are spaced 18 to 24 inches in a row and plants are alternated in adjacent rows. www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/hort/hil/hil-15.html   (1111 words)

Cooking Light - Purple Reign - Healthy Recipes and Menus The oddball name and electrifying color of the eggplant might really just be there to attract your attention to this incredibly versatile...berry. Eggplant, in short, is among the most misunderstood vegetables at the market. Among dozens of eggplant varieties -- from large to small, and purple to white -- the most common is the large, dark-purple American found in supermarkets throughout the year. www.cookinglight.com /cooking/fd/inseason/package/0,14343,336610,00.html   (490 words)

eggplant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Eggplant has found its way into many cultural dishes and cuisines because of its versatility in cooking and ability to take on the flavor of whatever else it is cooked with. Eggplant is a hardy vegetable, but should still be handled with care and kept out of direct sunlight and at a moderate temperature while traveling home. Eggplant is best cooked and can be stuffed, fried, sauteed, stir fried, roasted whole, baked or grilled to intensify the nutty eggplant flavor. ucce.ucdavis.edu /files/filelibrary/1808/98.htm   (367 words)

The Color Purple Of all the varieties, probably the most familiar are the globe eggplants with the dark purple skin and the smaller, baby eggplants sometimes called Italian eggplants. Eggplants are highly perishable and should be stored in a cool place for just a couple of days. Sprinkle in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs and the cheese. www.showmenews.com /2005/Jul/20050727Life007.asp   (970 words)

Color Wheel Pro: See Color Theory in Action! Color Wheel Pro is a software tool that helps you create harmonious color schemes based on color theory. When you rotate the color wheel, colors in the preview image change immediately — you see how your new color scheme plays out as a logo, a website and then as a corporate identity package. Included in the help file is an explanation of color theory, color meaning, and classic color schemes with pros, cons and tips on effectively using each. www.color-wheel-pro.com   (430 words)

Tony's TV Topic - Japanese Eggplant One of the most widely used vegetables among the Asian community is the Japanese eggplant because of their versatility in so many recipes and because there are so many ways to cook with them. Don't buy Japanese eggplant by its shape, because here's one that's shaped kinda like a big U, but it's still good because it is more about the color of the eggplant. The blue, blue-red and violet coloration seen in berries, grapes and purple eggplant is due to their phenolic content. www.tonytantillo.com /oct3.html   (324 words)

Amishland Heirloom Eggplant Seeds The color of the slim fruit is a spectacular, almost fluorescent-neon purple color. Cambodian Round Green Eggplant- While working in a greenhouse I got my original seeds of this fun little eggplant from onr of my fellow former refugee workers who had brought this over from her home in Cambodia. Eggplants are documented as having been cultivated and eaten for thousands of years in the Indian subcontinent. www.amishlandseeds.com /eggplant.htm   (2313 words)

Color Wheel Pro: Sample Color Schemes Analogous color schemes use colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. One color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme. Split complementary schemes use a color and the two colors adjacent to its complementary. www.color-wheel-pro.com /sample-schemes.html   (246 words)

Color + Design Blog by COLOURlovers If you read our Color Guide to Staying Healthy and Eating Right, but still feel like you can’t get enough color in your diet… mutatoes, a project by uli westphal is sure to inspire. Borrowing color from the surrounding sea and sky as inspiration, the Mediterranean has an abundance of deep blues, teals, and tans, but lavenders and greens sneak their way in through the flora of the area. The colors of the desert are layers upon layers of strata comprised of minerals and organic decaying material, both plants and animals. www.colourlovers.com /blog   (1315 words)

Eggplant - Little Fingers The Eggplant Little Fingers 'Solanum melongena', produces an abundance of slim long, dark purple, 6 to 8 inch fruits. Try eggplant dipped in flour and sauteed in olive oil, stir fried with bean sprouts, peppers, and tomatoes, or roasted and combined with olive oil, chopped onions and tomatoes Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. www.naturehills.com /new/product/annualsdetails.aspx?prodid=2145   (178 words)

PlantFiles: Detailed information on Ornamental Eggplant, Easter Egg Plant (Solanum ovigerum) Growing conditions for white eggplant is very similar to that for the more common purple kinds. Eggplants should be grown during the warm seasons. She does remember that was suppose to be used like eggplant in recipes. davesgarden.com /pf/go/1383   (1468 words)

Cook's Thesaurus: Eggplants Male eggplants tend to have fewer seeds, and are therefore less bitter than female eggplants. Asian eggplants = Oriental eggplants, which include Japanese eggplants and Chinese eggplants, have thinner skins and a more delicate flavor than American eggplants, and not as many of the seeds that tend to make eggplants bitter. Compared to the familiar American eggplant, Chinese eggplants have thinner skins, a more delicate flavor, and not as many of the seeds that tend to make eggplants bitter. www.foodsubs.com /Eggplants.html   (538 words)

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps - Scramping Central - Your complete source for rubber stamping and scrapbooking Add a few drops of the three colors of Alcohol Inks and color from the leafing pen to a piece of felt attached to a wood block. Ink Net stamp with both velvet and eggplant stamp three times without reinking around edge of cardstock, repeat until the edge is covered. Ink Snail stamp with eggplant and velvet inks and stamp in the upper center of cardstock. www.scrampingcentral.com /product-review/december05-prickley-pear-rubber-stamps/prickely-pear--rubber-stamping.html   (998 words)

Your Produce Man - Produce News The Eggplant is a member of the nightshade family, counting tomatoes, potatoes and peppers as cousins. The Eggplant is the only member of the Solanaceae family to come from the eastern hemisphere, where it was probably first cultivated in India 4000 years ago. Southern Italians revel in eggplant parmigiana, while the French of the south favor ratatouille, a vegetable stew. www.yourproduceman.com /news_march_8_04.html   (1822 words)

victorian swags, country swags, eucalyptus swags, silk and dry flowers swags, laytex swags. Magnolia comes in most colors 25" long, also can be used over a picture. White and sage Rose comes in most colors 25" swag also can be used over a picture. Burgundy Rose swag, comes in most colors 25" long, also can be used over a picture. www.westcreations.com /swags2.html   (519 words)

Eggplant Asian eggplants are milder and have a more delicate taste than Western varieties. The slender fruits vary in color from white with lavender streaks to a glossy purple-fl. In Japan, eggplants are often used in tempura, baked and served with a dipping sauce made of ginger and soy sauce, braised or pickled. www.kitazawaseed.com /seeds_eggplant.html   (132 words)

Colorwash Backgrounds 2 by Jeni Calkins The colors are so rich they liven up your page. Get the paper very wet with water and let it sit for a few minutes, then while paper is still wet spray on one or more colors of the color washes. Spray one sheet of white cardstock with water, followed by Wild Plum and Eggplant color wash. Sprinkle with salt. www.rubberroadadventures.com /0505ColorwashBackground2JeniCalkins.htm   (316 words)

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