What does the word aubergine mean?

Table of Contents:

1. What does the word aubergine mean?
2. How do you spell aubergine in English?
3. How do you spell the color aubergine?
4. Is Aubergine a warm or cool color?
5. What are aubergine good for?
6. Can I eat aubergine raw?
7. Can aubergines be poisonous?
8. Do you eat the skin on an aubergine?
9. What is the best way to eat aubergines?
10. Do you need to peel Aubergine?
11. How do you tell if an aubergine is off?
12. Is it safe to eat bitter eggplant?

What does the word aubergine mean?

An aubergine is a plant that grows large, dark purple fruits. If you live in North America, you probably call aubergines "eggplants." ... The word aubergine has a Sanskrit root, and it's commonly used to describe the rich, deep purple color of a ripe aubergine.

How do you spell aubergine in English?

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How do you spell the color aubergine?

Eggplant is a dark purple or brownish-purple color that resembles the color of the outer skin of European eggplants. Another name for the color eggplant is aubergine (the French, German and British English word for eggplant).

Is Aubergine a warm or cool color?

"In general, warm colors are those in the red, orange, and yellow families, while cool colors are those in the green, blue, and purple families," Dale says. Think scarlet, peach, pink, amber, sienna, and gold versus cooler teal, eggplant, emerald, aqua, and cobalt.

What are aubergine good for?

Aubergines are an excellent source of dietary fibre. They are also a good source of vitamins B1 and B6 and potassium. In addition it is high in the minerals copper, magnesium and manganese.

Can I eat aubergine raw?

Eggplant, also called aubergine, is part of the nightshade family, along with potatoes and tomatoes, and does contain the toxin solamine. ... Eggplant can be eaten raw, though it is typically bitter and tastes best when cooked.

Can aubergines be poisonous?

As a member of the nightshade family, aubergine is related to tomatoes and potatoes, and like them its leaves are poisonous.

Do you eat the skin on an aubergine?

Wash the aubergine thoroughly. If the skin is in good shape, it is edible, though some varieties have skin that is too tough to eat. Peel the skin with a vegetable peeler if you think it's wise – younger aubergine skin is fine to eat, but older, more ripened aubergine skin has a bitter taste.

What is the best way to eat aubergines?

Whole aubergines are often barbecued, roasted over an open flame or baked whole before having the flesh scooped out to make baba ganoush and other dips. Skinnier varieties can be halved, and the cut flesh scored and brushed with oil, before they are baked, grilled or barbecued.

Do you need to peel Aubergine?

Wash the aubergine. ... Older aubergines should be skinned however as the skin turns bitter. Use a peeler or sharp knife to remove the skin (as thinly as you can). Use the aubergine straight after peeling, otherwise the flesh will discolour.

How do you tell if an aubergine is off?

If an eggplant's skin is getting withered and wrinkly, or if the fruit (yeah, eggplant is technically a fruit) is notably soft or squishy, or it just has soft spots anywhere, it's rotting. If the stem is browning or developing mold – or if there's mold anywhere else on it – it's also time to discard the eggplant.

Is it safe to eat bitter eggplant?

While you may want to suck out a little excess moisture—more on that in a minute—there's really no need to combat bitterness, says Saffitz. Most of that unpleasant flavor profile has been bred out of eggplants, and current varieties are totally palatable as-is.