On 4/3/2011 11:25 AM, gloria.p wrote:
> On 4/3/2011 3:43 AM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
>> In ews.com>, George
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Some of us truly like zucchini
>>
>> Ick.
>
>
> I agree with George. Zucchini is very versatile and can sub for eggplant
> in many recipes. I discovered this a few years ago when I
> didn't much like eggplant. I have since had eggplant in many recipes
> that I really like. A trip to Morocco (where eggplant is a staple) helped.
>
> gloria p

IMHO eggplant is a staple all over the Middle East, North Africa, and
the Mediterranean Basin. Greeks and Turks love the stuff as do Bulgarians.