EGGPLANT INFORMATION

LOOK FOR FIRM, SHINY EGGPLANTS; NO SOFT SPOTS.

LARGE EGGPLANTS USUALLY NEED PEELING; IF BITTER, SLICE AND SPRINKLE WITH
SALT AND ALLOW TO STAND ABOUT 20 MINUTES. PAT DRY BEFORE USING.

SMALL EGGPLANTS, OFTEN CALLED JAPANESE OR ITALIAN EGGPLANTS, RANGE FROM
DEEP PURPLE TO ALMOST BLACK, HAVE A NARROW SHAPE, AND A LESS BITTER
FLAVOR. DO NOT PEEL. GREAT FOR STUFFING WITH OTHER CHOPPED VEGETABLES.

WHITE EGGPLANTS ARE THE MOST TENDER AND SWEET. EAT PEEL AND ALL.