Originally Posted by
Geri B
I don't understand the soaking in water...this veggie is so full of water, reason for the salting...of course, you wipe them dry before breading. If the eggplant is ripe, it does not have a bitter taste....I also peel the skin in strips before salting......like I do cucumbers...sometimes the skin is tough and bitter.........
I agree...many of the less known varieties of eggplant aren't bitter at all....for some reason we're conditioned to the big black, bitter type! If you shop the farmer's markets, in season, they're much fresher and much less bitter. I grow my own, and love the Listada types, as well as the newer fairytale. Never let them sit around, use them as soon as you get them, they get more bitter with age.