Do You Eat Eggplant?
By Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
Philippines
November 15, 2015 7:29pm CST
I have two varieties of eggplant in my garden. I don't really know how these varieties are called. Even if I eat them both, I've always favored the deep-purple colored, long shaped variety over the light green-oval shaped one. I do stir fry them in olive oil and dip in lemon and soy sauce mixture.
I have always loved eggplant since I was a child. But, one time I was told that eggplant is high in purines so for quite a while I stopped eating to avoid gout. Then, I saw from Ghout Diet Tips that eggplant is actually one among those categorized as low purine vegetables.
So now I am eating eggplants again just as I eat other low purine vegetables like broccoli,.Cabbage, carrots, celery, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, okra, potato, onions, and watermelon. But of course I make sure I eat in moderation.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
16 Nov 15
@sofssu baba ghanoush is also one of my family's favourite dips ..
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Nov 15
@salonga It is a middle Eastern dish that I often like to make.. here is a simple link to Baba ganoush
This recipe is part of the Epicurious Online Cooking School, in partnership with the Culinary Institute of America. To watch it being made, and to learn how to make other Mediterranean classics, check out the video classes.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
16 Nov 15
@Ruby_Forever_Gourmet I think Filipinos generally like eggplant and of course fried with fried fish and rich. Wow!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
I am also an eggplant lover! Yummy! I used to fry them with zucchinis, onions and red peppers.
I used to fry them with zucchinis, onions and red peppers.5 people like this
@NicoleMcNeal (130)
• St. Cloud, Florida
19 Nov 15
Sounds tasty, im definitely going to try that.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
16 Nov 15
Brinjal is one of my favorite vegetable. Can cook it many ways and always come out delicious. I've planted once and produced lots of brinjals. I had brinjals for lunch and dinner everyday until I almost turned purple. I love the purple variety.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
16 Nov 15
@salonga Of course,I too like them.But curiously here the purple ones are oval shaped and the green colored are long.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
17 Nov 15
@silvermist I love it fried in olive oil with lemon soy sauce dip.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 Nov 15
@salonga Which dish with Eggplant is your favorite?
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
16 Nov 15
I love eggplant and I am really happy that we now have here in Australia the ones like we have over there in the Philippines.. They are more expensive than the round ones but to me they are tastier so I prefer them
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Nov 15
O, yeah, we eat eggplants twice a week. Eggplants and 3 other vegetables (the others - bittermelon, okra, and tomatoes) make the yummy Filipino dish called - pinakbet.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
23 Nov 15
@antonbunot Oh no not only Ilocanos are eating pinakbet, every Filipino who loves veggies will love pinakbet.
@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Nov 15
@salonga I thought you were from the Tagalog region. I thought just the ilocanos eating pinakbet. . but here in Canada our pinakbet is not that tasty as we used patis instead of bagoong munamun! LOL
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
18 Nov 15
i not hear this word before i know only egg so i sit vegetable or else and whats the advantage of it for health where it grow?
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
18 Nov 15
@birjudanak Mango tree is a tree while eggplant is only a shrub. They don't actually look the same in person.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
18 Nov 15
@salonga wow so nice of it and its look like mango tree also which is very famous here.
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@NicoleMcNeal (130)
• St. Cloud, Florida
16 Nov 15
I like fried eggplant with salt, its so very tasty. My mother cooks it just delicious.
@NicoleMcNeal (130)
• St. Cloud, Florida
18 Nov 15
@salonga Yes, only problem is she lives about an hour drive away. I see her several times a month and shes always cooking, lol.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
17 Nov 15
But according to Gout Care Center: "Studies have shown that vegetables as a rule don’t tend to raise uric acid levels as much as other purine rich foods. Vegetables are obviously good for you as a rule, and should be encouraged but some vegetables are higher in purines than others and the list does not include eggplant. Eggplant is actually categorized as lower in purine.
The Vegetables higher in purines includes: asparagus, mushrooms, dark leafy green vegetables (due to their higher iron levels), beans, lentils, peas, cauliflower , tofu, and even tomatoes due to their higher acidity and lower ph."
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@tinawang1014 (5)
• Shenzhen, China
17 Nov 15
I don't like eggplant and I don't know why ... /(?o?)/~~
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