Forget the emoji! 10 simple, seductive aubergine recipes – from donburi to chocolate cake

There are many quick, easy and delicious ways to eat an aubergine. Here are some of the best options, including salads and shakshuka

The aubergine hasn’t always had the most pristine reputation. There was a time when eating one required a complicated dance of slicing and salting and draining to remove its unpleasant bitterness. Luckily, though, most mass-market aubergines available in the UK have now had the bitterness bred out of them, so aubergine dishes are no longer so frustratingly time-consuming.

Once society has managed to find an alternative sexting emoji, the aubergine’s rehabilitation will be complete. In the meantime, let’s look at the ways aubergine can be utilised in all manner of global dishes.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3jlAwMd