TammyM wrote:

Do you salt/drain eggplant? Always? Sometimes (and if so, what are the
criteria for salting?)? Never?

TammyM

I never peel it (in fact I think the peel is very attractive and adds
visual interest) and gave up salting it years ago. But I also tend to
buy slightly smaller ones than my parents used to get. Maybe that makes
the salting unnecessary? My parents would frequently fry slices of
eggplant, and I tend to use it in recipes that don't require frying
first. My favorite use is just diced and added to tomato sauce to
provide a little substinance in a meatless sauce.