Goomba38 wrote:
TammyM wrote:
Do you salt/drain eggplant? �

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?

Nowadays all eggplant have been hybridized so they are no longer
bitter.

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.

My favorite are those long oriental phalic looking ones... I can
control oil by brushing with how much I want... slice lengthwise,
brush with oil, season and toss on the grill.