"Pete C." > wrote in message
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>
> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> In article .com>,
>> "Pete C." > wrote:
>>
>> > Omelet wrote:
>> > >
>> > > In article .com>,
>> > > "Pete C." > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > > > > What am I doing wrong?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > You're trying to fry eggplant.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Try a non fried recipe, there are plenty and they are generally
>> > > > > > a lot
>> > > > > > better.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > <lol> That's the first thing I thought about too when I saw this
>> > > > > thread.
>> > > > > ;-) My sister generally uses it for Eggplant Parmesan. Mom used
>> > > > > to
>> > > > > make a killer egg plant soup/stew.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I personally don't care for them, but I can still prepare them
>> > > > > for
>> > > > > others...
>> > > >
>> > > > A lot of people think they don't like eggplant, when in reality
>> > > > they
>> > > > have only every tried mediocre fried preparations.
>> > >
>> > > No, I've tried it prepared steamed, baked, fried, stewed and made
>> > > into
>> > > eggplant parmesan.
>> > >
>> > > I still can't stand it. It has a harsh flavor that just does not
>> > > appeal
>> > > to me.
>> >
>> > That harsh flavor goes away if you salt the eggplant first to remove
>> > the
>> > bitter juices.
>>
>> I've never tried that, but wouldn't that make it too salty?
>> I've been living low sodium now for nearly 17 years so am sensitive to
>> that.
>
> You can rinse most of the salt off after it has drawn out the bitter
> juices. I'm not on any particular diet, but I normally cook with very
> little salt and don't find the eggplant salty, especially since they are
> normally part of a dish with other ingredients.

Modern hybridized eggplant are not bitter... salting does nothing but waste
salt and add unnecessary labor. It's been like forty years since eggplant
was bitter. As the old style eggplant matured it produced bitter seeds, not
anymore.