What is this "thing"?

What a great discussion, as I knew it was an eggplant, but not how to eat it. I have learned its related to the tomato and potato and comes in several different colors. I saw dishes that were stuffed, fried, baked and in salads. We certainly serve tomatoes and potatoes in our dishes the same way. The top producers of eggplant in 2010 were China, India, Egypt, Iran Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, Italy and the Philippines, which shows me why eggplant is really expensive at my grocery stores. I grow tomatoes in my back yard and can easily grow potatoes also.

Oh,here in the south of China that's one of the most common vegetables that we eat often!And I ate it the day before yesterday!I should say it belongs to "melon",and it's call "eggplant" in English,we call it "??",I like eating it. Before cooking,you have to peel it into pieces and soak for a while,and first fry,then stew it for 5 to 10 minutes with a small fire on.When it's cooked well enough,it tastes good,but you had better cook it with some pork!

That is egg plant and we also call it Brinjal in our country. We can prepare lot of tasty dishes with the vegetable. Stuffed brinjal is one which is very tasty and one can never say no to it. Everyone will definitely like it.

It's an eggplant my dear and it is a vegetable. You can do several things with an eggplant like frying it or make it an omelet. Eggplants provide dietary fibers which helps regulate and facilitate smooth bowel movements.

It is an eggplant and a vegetable. We prepare it with some other vegetables and mix it with fish sauce or you can just fry it with scrambled eggs usually prepare at breakfast. It is nutritious too. Good day!

It is an eggplant, although it is more commonly called an aubergine where I live (UK). It has a pretty bland taste, but it does absorb flavour well. Although eggplant is used in savoury dishes (such as ratatoullle, curry and the Greek dish moussaka), it holds its seeds on the inside, which makes it technically a fruit.

Perhaps this vegetable is your available in your side, so you don't know what it is. Whereas this vegetable is quite common here and it is called eggplant. I think any kinds of the vegetables are good for the health. You can fry it with some meats and it tastes well.

Hi, it is brinjal. In our city we have brinjal of light green color and have different shapes small, big, round etc. We use it as vegetable and prepare some dishes like cutlet or pakoda etc. It is good in cold weather as it provides heat to our body.

It's an eggplant. My favorite recipe is slicing eggplant into thin circles, then with a little olive oil, fry in the frying pan. After frying to a light brown on one side, flip over and sprinkle that side with fresh Parmesan cheese. A quick, delicious way to enjoy Eggplant.