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Eggplant, Florida High Bush (Organic)

Solanum melongena

• Organic
• Excellent texture and flavor, rarely bitter
• Disease resistant
• Fruits grow up to 9 inches long in clusters of 4-6
• Dark purple skin and pale green flesh
• Pack of 25 Seeds

This variety works for:

• Roasting
• Baking
• Grilling
• Stewing

Known for excellent texture and flavor, this variety bears dark-purple eggplants with green-tinted flesh that are 9" long and 3" in diameter. The fruits are borne in clusters of four to six on 2'-tall plants, disease-resistant, and rarely bitter. 

To help the flesh of eggplant fruits hold up in dishes, roast it slightly before adding any sauces.

Some varieties of heirloom eggplant benefit from slicing the fruit ad then salting, rinsing, and draining the water that emerges from the flesh. It is thought to remove bitter flavors and reduce the amount of oil or fat taken up by the fruit when it is cooked.

Eggplant is sometimes used as a meat substitute because of its texture and rich, complex flavor. It is very popular in Indian dishes such as Baingan bharta an in French dishes like ratatouille.

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