The tastiest dish on the table. 😋

They’re masters.

The best of the 3 dishes.

thai style grilled eggplant, shallots, chilli, mint, tamarind Very tasty but it cost me 1.5 carafes of water. 🥵

Appetizing and tasty!

Love the mild, garlicky flavor and creamy texture of this dish. I sprinkled dried basil I had on hand and Hawaiian red salt over the slices before roasting, then drizzled with golden balsamic vinegar post-oven. The stuffing of garlic into eggplant part of it takes practice but it’s still a very doable dish that manages to also be tasty!

Eggplant in a tasty sauce.

Long brinjal cooked with thick gravy.

Something different.

“Eggplant stir fried in braised tempra sweet soy sauce.” SOOT’S TAKE: 3/5

The dish I ate the most of.

The veg version of the fish balado.

Decent.

A more contemporary riff on Queen E’s coronation dish, although I missed the crowning (the one in 1953 and the one that just happened); but that was never really the point anyway. At any rate, a flavorful eggplant dish despite my ill-considered attempt to salt the eggplant before marinating.

Sicilian Style Eggplant and Ricotta Gnocchi with Roasted Tomato and Basil Reduction

Would probably have been really good if I hadn’t winged the salting the eggplant part which rendered the whole thing too salty. Otherwise, a solid Italian-American tasting dish.

fried eggplant with sweet sambal sauce

Super greasy.

Smoked eggplant, spiced hummus, tomato, manchego

BRIEF: “Fried crispy curry and lime stone paste battered eggplant with sweet chilli and peanuts.” SOOT’S TAKE: Very sweet and kind of one-dimensional.

Had it as a main meal with white rice rather than as banchan. Not sure the scallion oil added very much to the dish though as it was ultimately overwhelmed by the gochujang. 🍆

Eggplant with sambal