On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:36:42 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>>> And the asian guy threw in a handful of free long eggplant,
>>
>> I really, really do like those. I think they are commonly used in
>> indian cooking, but learned to call them "japanese" eggplant when I
>> first ran across them, and now I see they are often called "thai". I
>> think "long" is the best name for them! I'll say that from now on.
>
>Whoever calls them "Thai" eggplant is simply wrong. Thai eggplants are those
>little green striped ones about the size of an egg.
>
>http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/images/thai-eggplants.JPG
>
That's informative! I've never seen those before, only the round
purple ones.


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