[Sca-cooks] eggplant bitterness

[Sandra Kisner]

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:
> I'm not a big eggplant fan myself, and they can exude a small amount of >mucilaginous goo when sliced. And they can also absorb a lot of oil in cooking, >and release it at inconvenient moments.
> 
> For me the problem of the bitter little seeds (and traditional "proper" >treatment seems to partially, but never fully, alleviate this) is paramount.
> 
> Adamantius

I have heard (and of course I can't remember where) that female eggplant 
have fewer seeds, and therefore perhaps would be less bitter.  The 
blossom end is supposedly less indented (perhaps even smooth?), so you 
can pick them out at the market.

Sandra