Thai Taste Pea Aubergines 210g

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Living works of art don’t come more vibrant than this! These eggplants are edible and ornamental, thanks to haphazard purple stripes and creamy white flesh, cooking to a soft and tender sweetness. They can be killed by translocated herbicides applied to the leaves or the cut stumps (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk 2001). Italian: Similar to American types of eggplant, but with a more tender flesh and delicate sweet flavor. This variety also tends to be smaller, at 5-8in (12-20cm) long. Good for grills, lasagnes, stuffing and roasting.

Solanaceous steroidal glycoalkaloids and poisoning by Solanum torvum, the normally edible susumber berry. Smith SW, Giesbrecht E, Thompson M, Nelson LS, Hoffman RS. Toxicon. 2008 Nov;52(6):667-76 doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.07.016 Also known as Solanum torvum Sw, Devil's Fig, Terung Pipit, susumber, platebrush, Ma khua Puang and 水茄, the fruit of the turkey berry is small and round, giving rise to yet other name, pea eggplant. Whilst cooking removes some of the acrid flavor, it is still rather an acquired taste. The fruit is also full of seeds, so it introduces an interesting texture to food. Health BenefitsRemove the dish or tin from the oven, stir in the grated lemon zest and leave to cool for 15 minutes. Adjust the seasoning. Move young aubergine plants into slightly larger pots regularly once their roots appear from the drainage holes. Choose a pot at least 30cm (1ft) in diameter and fill with multi-purpose compost, then plant one young aubergine in the centre. It’s not easy to put a precise figure to the number of types of eggplant available to grow. They span a vast colorful spectrum, from miniature spheres to bulbous bells, small and large, compact and elongated. And as we mentioned, they have a collective international status straddling Europe, America, India, the Middle East and Far-East Asia.

This fruit is reportedly used in Haitian voodoo rituals. [15] Cultivation [ edit ] Grafting [ edit ]

Aqueous extracts of turkey berry are lethal to mice by depressing the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets in their blood (Tapia and others 1996). In Tamil Nadu, India, the fruit is consumed directly, or as cooked food. In siddha medicine, one of the traditional medicine systems of India, an extract of this berry is used to improve digestion. Slice the aubergines into cubes or batons. Do this just before cooking as aubergines oxidise and discolour fast.

The chillies, kaffir lime leaves and thai basil are all from my garden- easily grown in the tropics! Pea eggplants kindly donated to me by a Facebook friend. Jump to: Air Fry the aubergine for 10-15 minutes or until the aubergine shrinks a little. The eggplant will become tender and the outside becomes golden brown. Several other Solanum species have at one time been included in S. torvum as subspecies or varieties: [3] Extracts of the plant are reported to be useful in the treatment of hyperactivity, [6] colds and cough, [7] pimples, skin diseases, and leprosy. [8]Return the dish or tin to the oven and set a timer for 15 minutes. When the time is up, stir the contents to make sure all sides of the aubergine cubes are roasting. Set the timer again for another 15 minutes and return to the oven.