Topic: Why eggplant called eggplant?
Anonymous A started this discussion 10 years ago #39,664
I'm curious that why an eggplant called eggplant even though it's taste or shape is not like an egg.
Syntax joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #528,006
Ah that I have an answer for n b4 I look up one to show you re image
There are Eggplants that are white and shaped like an egg and wood fit into an Egg box cept one could not put the lid down fully - Well perhaps if picked when very young
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There are Eggplants that are white and shaped like an egg and wood fit into an Egg box cept one could not put the lid down fully - Well perhaps if picked when very young
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Syntax double-posted this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #528,007
Current FactsWhite eggplant, AKA Melitzana, is an historically fabled eggplant known for its whimsical appearance vs. the common purple eggplant varieties. White eggplants are the fruit of a flowering plant which is technically known as an angiosperm. Angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants and they are characterised by their ability to produce flowers and seeds that are born within fruit. There are two categorically different White eggplants, S. ovigerum Dun., an ornamental species, and S. melongena L., the most common domesticated eggplant species. White eggplants of culinary importance include Albino and White Beauty.
Description/Taste
White eggplant is most readily distinguished by its size, coloring and flavor. Its familiar shape has curves like a bell and its coloring notably egg white with a flesh the color of cream. White eggplants are characteristically much smaller than their purple eggplant counterparts, thus their range of harvest can be anywhere from three inches to six inches in length. Often they will be harvested extremely young, in which they will be referred to as "Baby White eggplant". The flavor of raw White eggplant is fruity and mild and when cooked it develops a warm, mellow flavor, its texture smooth with a melting quality. The peel of white eggplant is thick and should be peeled prior to eating.
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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #528,008
AUBERGINE
Syntax replied with this 10 years ago, 13 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #528,010
@previous (C)
Almost work is done for day so me thinks this is my last post/reply of 1-23-2015
Aubergine appears to be a rather recent name for the plant - Brits borrowed the word from French and French as you see from below have - Well look at Greek n Arabic
Almost work is done for day so me thinks this is my last post/reply of 1-23-2015
Aubergine appears to be a rather recent name for the plant - Brits borrowed the word from French and French as you see from below have - Well look at Greek n Arabic
Names and etymology
Some 18th-century European cultivars were yellow or white and resembled goose or hen's eggs, hence the name "eggplant"
Many other names, some of which are superficially quite different, all derive ultimately from a Dravidian word, with modern reflexes in Kannada Badanekayi, Telugu Vangakaya, Malayalam vaṟutina, Tamil kathirikkai. This was borrowed into Sanskrit and Pali as vātiṅgaṇa, vātigama, which in turn was borrowed by Persian as bādingān بادنجان, then by Arabic as (al-)bāḏinjān باذنجان. In Albanian it is known as patrixhan or patellxhan, both derived from Arabic.
The Arabic name is the common source of almost all European names for this plant, but through two distinct paths of transmission, with the melongene family coming through the eastern Mediterranean, and the aubergine family through the western Mediterranean.
In the eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Greek borrowed bāḏinjān as μελιτζάνα melitzána, influenced by Greek μελανο- 'black'. That form came into medieval Latin as melongena, which was used in the botanical works of Tournefort and Linnaeus. Though melongene has become obsolete in the standard English, as has the French melanjan, it persists in the Caribbean English melongene or meloongen. The usual word in Italian remains melanzana.[10] An alternative Italian etymology is "mela insana", insane apple.
Even the archaic English name mad-apple comes from the melongena family: in Italian, the word melanzana was reinterpreted in Italian as mela insana, and translated into English as mad apple.[11]
In the western Mediterranean, (al)-bāḏinjān became Spanish berenjena, Catalan as albergínia, and Portuguese beringela. The Catalan form was borrowed by French as aubergine, which was then borrowed into British English.
In Eastern Slavic languages, such as Russian and Ukrainian, the word baklazhan is used, while Turkish has patlıcan. The Hungarian name of the plant, padlizsán, comes from Bulgarian патладжан or патлиджан, which is in turn from Ottoman Turkish.[citation needed]
In Indian, South African, Malaysian, Singaporean, and West Indian English, the fruit is called brinjal, from the Portuguese. The Indic name baingan or baigan is also sometimes used in South Asian English.
In Kiswahili, it is called biringanya
Some 18th-century European cultivars were yellow or white and resembled goose or hen's eggs, hence the name "eggplant"
Many other names, some of which are superficially quite different, all derive ultimately from a Dravidian word, with modern reflexes in Kannada Badanekayi, Telugu Vangakaya, Malayalam vaṟutina, Tamil kathirikkai. This was borrowed into Sanskrit and Pali as vātiṅgaṇa, vātigama, which in turn was borrowed by Persian as bādingān بادنجان, then by Arabic as (al-)bāḏinjān باذنجان. In Albanian it is known as patrixhan or patellxhan, both derived from Arabic.
The Arabic name is the common source of almost all European names for this plant, but through two distinct paths of transmission, with the melongene family coming through the eastern Mediterranean, and the aubergine family through the western Mediterranean.
In the eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Greek borrowed bāḏinjān as μελιτζάνα melitzána, influenced by Greek μελανο- 'black'. That form came into medieval Latin as melongena, which was used in the botanical works of Tournefort and Linnaeus. Though melongene has become obsolete in the standard English, as has the French melanjan, it persists in the Caribbean English melongene or meloongen. The usual word in Italian remains melanzana.[10] An alternative Italian etymology is "mela insana", insane apple.
Even the archaic English name mad-apple comes from the melongena family: in Italian, the word melanzana was reinterpreted in Italian as mela insana, and translated into English as mad apple.[11]
In the western Mediterranean, (al)-bāḏinjān became Spanish berenjena, Catalan as albergínia, and Portuguese beringela. The Catalan form was borrowed by French as aubergine, which was then borrowed into British English.
In Eastern Slavic languages, such as Russian and Ukrainian, the word baklazhan is used, while Turkish has patlıcan. The Hungarian name of the plant, padlizsán, comes from Bulgarian патладжан or патлиджан, which is in turn from Ottoman Turkish.[citation needed]
In Indian, South African, Malaysian, Singaporean, and West Indian English, the fruit is called brinjal, from the Portuguese. The Indic name baingan or baigan is also sometimes used in South Asian English.
In Kiswahili, it is called biringanya
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Syntax double-posted this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #528,011
So my last word on EggplantThe Big Purple ones are best for Greek Moussaka and dishes where one wants a lot of oil absorbed into the veggy,
Japanese and Chinese versions are thin and long and DO NOT rapidly adsorb oil as the regular Sponge like Eggplant does - In other words if one is trying to keep weight DOWN then the Asian varieties are better -
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Syntax joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 7 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #528,012
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Y so dum? Every1 no I wood not need to Google, I no everything. I am the human encyclopedia, buttttttt if u wish 2 pretend 2 b me n b my clone, so b it.
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Y so dum? Every1 no I wood not need to Google, I no everything. I am the human encyclopedia, buttttttt if u wish 2 pretend 2 b me n b my clone, so b it.
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netscape joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,032
they taste like egg
when you cookem
when you cookem
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 55 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,036
I feel like I am a whole lot dumber from reading syntaxs posts.
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Syntax replied with this 10 years ago, 13 hours later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,149
Syntax double-posted this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,150
@528,032 (netscape)
> they taste like egg
> when you cookem
Try eggs from chickens not eggs from humans
> they taste like egg
> when you cookem
Try eggs from chickens not eggs from humans
Anonymous D replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,155
Triptych !!/xkPL9myM joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,156
holy shit what
Syntax replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,157
@previous (Triptych !!/xkPL9myM)
IF
U mean my last comment/comparison
I could not imagine wot kind of eggs UK netscape is eating that taste like eggplant.
IF
U mean my last comment/comparison
I could not imagine wot kind of eggs UK netscape is eating that taste like eggplant.
dw (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 15 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,160
Please stay on the topic of eggplants. Thanks.
Syntax replied with this 10 years ago, 11 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,164
@previous (dw)While reading this topic I had NPR streaming on radio and subject was about cooking Eggplants in Laos - Roasted Eggplant mashed with Mortar Pestle
Lao Roasted Tomato Salsa & Smokey Eggplant Dip
Recipe upon request
Need to add. The White Eggplants are very tasty. Wot I do not understand is that many recipes suggest ways to prepare so that the Bitter taste of eggplants are removed. So far no Eggplant I have cooked has been bitter in any way. Here in SD County the White Eggplants are only found in Asian markets and directly from farms near by that mostly grow for export of designer veggies at very high prices
Syntax double-posted this 10 years ago, 5 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,165
OP is dw?
Is not Eggplant in Dutch the stolen word from French = AUBERGINE?
Is not Eggplant in Dutch the stolen word from French = AUBERGINE?
Triptych !!/xkPL9myM replied with this 10 years ago, 13 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,167
i haven't slept off mdma and i'm trying to do math so i can go out tonight and this is a weird thing to see
Syntax replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #528,168
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> and this is a weird thing to see
I am missing a decoder ring for you
Wot weird thing r u talking about?
If I remember correctly you're Indian or Pakistani and THEY have lots of great ways to cook Eggplant.
Except with overuse of Gee which clogs pipes of human body - Still very very tasty
> and this is a weird thing to see
I am missing a decoder ring for you
Wot weird thing r u talking about?
If I remember correctly you're Indian or Pakistani and THEY have lots of great ways to cook Eggplant.
Except with overuse of Gee which clogs pipes of human body - Still very very tasty
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Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 9 months later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #619,896
EGG PLANT
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Syntax replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #619,916
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Wots not funny is: Been a long time since I have seen the white egg like egg plants in San Diego.
Wonders Y this topic is revived. Must be a Mod who be hungry for Eggplant ParmaJohn.
Wots not funny is: Been a long time since I have seen the white egg like egg plants in San Diego.
Wonders Y this topic is revived. Must be a Mod who be hungry for Eggplant ParmaJohn.
|βʒ| Meowth replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #619,917
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I've never seen the white ones down here. When's the last time you've seen one that wasn't purple?
I've never seen the white ones down here. When's the last time you've seen one that wasn't purple?
Syntax replied with this 9 years ago, 8 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #619,924
@previous (|βʒ| Meowth)Chinese markets like 99Ranch in Clairemont Mesa sell the Chinese and Japanese Eggplants which are usually purple
Last white ones were from a market now closed in Oceanside and on occasion I have found them in La Jolla at the farmers market.
Photo - variations of Chinese Eggplants - Rare I see them as dark as two in photo. Just found pic of small purple and will post next
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|βʒ| Meowth replied with this 9 years ago, 31 seconds later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #619,927
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The dark purple ones are the kind I eat. I can't say I've had the light purple or white. It's been a while since I've been to the farmers market.
The dark purple ones are the kind I eat. I can't say I've had the light purple or white. It's been a while since I've been to the farmers market.
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Dongers.
|βʒ| Meowth replied with this 9 years ago, 43 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #619,973
@619,954 (kook !!Phkn/3Gic)
I've only been to them for strawberries and corn. I'll look for them next time.
I've only been to them for strawberries and corn. I'll look for them next time.
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