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EGGPLANT

Known also as aubergine or brinjal, this vegetable is much smaller and thinner throughout Asia than its Western counterpart. Japanese eggplants usually about 4 - 8 inches (10 - 20 cm) long. The Thais use a rather bitter pea-sized eggplant and the apple variety. The slender Asian or Japanese eggplants is recommended.