Originally Posted by
donna13350
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.
I have used the recipe on all varieties of eggplants and it works well on all I tried so you can use the eggplant variety of your choice
I only soak the black beauty eggplants , I prefer them in this recipe as they are the more traditional eggplant used in Italian households