[Sca-cooks] eggplant bitterness was Cooking Turnips

[Martin G. Diehl]

"Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" wrote:
>
> Also sprach Bonne de Traquair:

[snip]

> >I have heard of and tried many ways of getting rid
> >of the bitterness--nothing works. I have tried many
> >varieties of eggplant that I am advised aren't as
> >bitter as regular eggplant--oh yes they are!
> >You don't, by any chance, despise grapefruit as well?
> >Bonne
>
> 'Fraid not. There are very few foods I really
> seriously dislike. Sea urchin roe on sushi, frozen
> lima beans, and most forms (but not all) of eggplant.
> Frozen corn gets an honorable mention, but isn't
> worth getting upset over. Balut, maybe, but I've
> never tried it.

How about caponata?

As regards my own food dislikes, I say there are
three foods that I dislike (and avoid) : bell peppers,
cucumbers, ... but I can't remember the third one.  <g>

OTOH, I like zatziki, stuffed peppers, ...

[snip]

> Awright, the truth is I occasionally eat eggplant
> without incident, but it sometimes takes me years to
> get in the mood for it.
>
> Adamantius, contemplating a torte of eggplants,
> roasted peppers, portobello mushrooms, and cheese...
> --
> "No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his
> own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar."
>         -DONALD FOSTER

... and not to forget,
	"Learn from other people's mistakes ... you
	don't have time to make all of them yourself"

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