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The raw fruit becomes tender when cooked and develops a rich, complex flavor. Many recipes advise salting, rinsing and draining of the sliced fruit (known as "degorging"), to soften it and to reduce the amount of fat absorbed during cooking, but mainly to remove the bitterness of the earlier cultivars. Feel free to order this and other African food as well as Caribbean and Latino online right here.
Name variations: eggplants, nyaadewa
Preparation and use
This delicious can of garden eggs is sourced from fresh garden eggs. Garden egg is a type of eggplant that is used as a food crop in several countries in Africa. It is a small, white fruit with a teardrop or roundish shape that is valued for its sweet and bitter taste, and excellent in stews.
Recipes, meals, and how this is usually eaten
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