Healthy Food: Eggplant
Interesting fact about eggplants is that you can select either male or female and how you can tell is:
Male eggplants have a rounder, smoother blossom end or base and have fewer seeds and are more bitter than the female eggplant. The female eggplants have a blossom end that is usually indented.
Description:Eggplant is a shiny plant that can be purple, lilac, white, green, or yellow in color. It is a warm season plant. Eggplant is in the nightshade family as are the tomato, potato and pepper. The leaves are highly toxic and not intended to be eaten. It was first cultivated in India about 4,000 years ago. Read more