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What Are Black eggplants and How Can I Use Them?

If black eggplants have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 2 recipes to try them in.

In Chinese:
黑茄子
British (UK) term:
Black eggplants
en français:
aubergines noires
en español:
berenjenas negras

Recipes using black eggplants

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Baba Ghanoush

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Aubergine or Eggplant dip Serve with warm Pita or Lebanese bread

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Burta

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A smoky Punjabi roasted eggplant dish (baingan bharta) cooked with tomatoes, green chilies, cumin, and ghee, finished with fresh cilantro. Charred, spicy, and deeply savory.

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