{"id":2917,"date":"2016-09-23T12:09:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T16:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-dev.cookingwithque.com\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2016-09-23T12:09:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T16:09:26","slug":"eggplant-is-a-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.cookingwithque.com\/eggplant-is-a-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant is a Fruit?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first glance, you notice the beautiful deep purple color. It looks more like a work of art than a vegetable. The eggplant is regal, I imagine the eggplant being high society in the fruit world.<\/p>\n

Eggplants belong to the nightshade family of fruit, which also includes tomatoes, sweet peppers and potatoes. They grow in a manner much like tomatoes, hanging from the vines of a plant that grows several feet in height. While the different varieties do range slightly in taste and texture, one can generally describe the eggplant as having a pleasantly bitter taste and spongy texture.<\/p>\n

Eggplant was not a fruit I grew up eating. My mom wasn’t adventurous when it came to cooking, she was a great cook but very simple when cooking. In my early 20\u2019s I actually use to walk past eggplant at the vegetable market. Eggplant was always attractive to me. I would stop and touch it because of the loveliness of the fruit . The smooth texture also drew me to the eggplant.<\/p>\n

When I finally decided to try my hand at cooking the plant, I used a simple recipe. I saut\u00e9ed it in olive oil with salt and pepper. Now I cook it so many different ways. Sometimes I cut eggplant in discs and make small\/ veggie pizza\u2019s in the oven. Eggplant casserole is good.<\/p>\n

Don’t be afraid to try new foods, be adventurous. It will widen your perspective on food and you will not get in a rut and cook the same food every week.<\/p>\n

Share Buttons<\/h3>\n

\"Tweet<\/a>\"Share<\/a>\"Pin<\/a>\"Share<\/a>\"Share<\/a>\"Email<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

\t
\n<\/a>
\n