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  • noun Plural form of eggplant.

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Examples

  • Pasta, caponata made with baby eggplants from the Asian supermarket (brinjals), asparagus and rosemary decoration.

    January « 2010 « Were rabbits 2010

  • Pasta, caponata made with baby eggplants from the Asian supermarket (brinjals), asparagus and rosemary decoration.

    Bento #285 « Were rabbits 2010

  • While I liked the stuffed eggplants from the night before, I wanted something different.

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

  • The creamy richness of sesame and peanuts smothering the velvety eggplants is simply phenomenal.

    Archive 2006-01-01 Nupur 2006

  • Miso and eggplant are one of my favorite combinations—especially when I can get my hands on long, thin Asian eggplants—but you could use zucchini or portobello mushrooms instead.

    The Food Matters Cookbook Mark Bittman 2010

  • I should have thought to mention in the post that aubergines are called eggplants in quite a lot of the world - thanks for the reminder :

    October recipe: Lamb with tomatoes and aubergines Carla 2009

  • The transgenic vegetable, also known as eggplants, which

    WN.com - Articles related to Connecticut Farmer Experiments With Latest Greenhouse Technologies 2009

  • Half a dozen recipes are provided, but all in American measurements and nomenclature ( "eggplants", "ground lamb") despite this being the British/European edition.

    March Books 6) Pomegranate Soup, by Marsha Mehran nwhyte 2010

  • Also, when diversity is emphasized, it is not necessary to deemphasize culturally popular vegetables such as eggplants or cucumbers that are supposedly low in nutritional value.

    Chapter 9 1993

  • You should avoid places other plants have been grown for 3 years such as eggplants, peppers, potatoes or tomatoes since they are susceptible to verticillium wilt which is associated with those plants.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

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