On 2021-06-15 12:35 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 1:16:48 PM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6:27:39 PM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
>>> This is the acorn type squash that I grow. It is really sweet and
>>> not stringy. Each squash serves one or two people. The squash
>>> stores well after picking. I recomend you try this one. Suitable
>>> for container growing. https://tinyurl.com/3j5w9dwk Janet US
>> Since I was a kid, I never liked squash. I've even tried eggplant.
>> I don't think it was eggplant parmesan (Melanzana alla Parmigiana)
>> or not.
>
> Eggplant is kind of a slimy, squishy, vegetable so a lot of folks
> dislike it. It's also hard to cook.
>
I only started using it recently. I don't find it slimy. I cut it into
chunks and use it in ratatouille. It acts as a meat substitute.



> I like to cook eggplant. I get it right about half the time. My wife
> and I really like Chinese style spicy garlic eggplant and Korean
> eggplant is probably the most umami rich dish I've ever had. My guess
> is that it's a dish that's hard for most people to swallow. It's
> dishes like that that are the most sublime.

I meant to get some eggplant yesterday to try making baba ganoush