There are two versions of eggplant: eggplant and eggplant are actually the same thing, but they come from different sources. The former is taken by Europeans and grounded, while the latter comes from Arabic. But eggplant is obviously easier to read and remember, so now it has become the mainstream word about "eggplant".
Eggplant eggplant (scientific name: eggplant eggplant. ) belongs to solanaceae. Eggplant branches vertically from herbs to subshrubs, with a height of 1 m. Branchlets, petioles and pedicels are all branched by 6-8-(65,438+00) with flat or short-stalked stellate villi. Branchlets are mostly purple, and their hair gradually falls off when they grow up. Oval to oblong-ovate, petiole about 2-4.5 cm long (wild spiny).
Fertile flowers are solitary, with stalks about 1- 1.8 cm long and dense indumentum. The shape and size of fruits vary greatly. Fruit is long or round, and its colors are white, red and purple. Fruit can be eaten by vegetables. Roots, stems and leaves are used as medicine, which are astringents and have diuretic effect, and leaves can also be used as anesthetics. Seeds are used as detumescence drugs and irritants, but they are easy to cause stomach weakness and constipation. Eating fruits raw can solve the poisoning of edible fungi.
Eggplant is a versatile vegetable, and there are many cooking methods. After frying, it has a delicious soft feeling and tastes like crab meat. Eggplant can also be stewed in clear soup or baked with bread crumbs. For these reasons, eggplant is often used as a meat dish.
The etymological explanation ends here, but another lingering question is: isn't eggplant a long strip? Why "like a goose egg"? There are regional differences:
Long eggplant and round eggplant are eggplant, but they belong to different varieties. China grows long eggplant in the south and round eggplant in the north. It is estimated that18th century Europeans saw all kinds of round eggplant, so they named it eggplant. But if they see all kinds of long eggplant, will it be named bananaplant?