5 Totally UNEXPECTED Eggplant Recipes From Around the World 🍆🍆

[@lbednaz]

A good project when Beryl has time, lol, would be to add a map to her web page with clickable dots showing locations of all the recipes! So people could see how many countries we've been to, and maybe create a whole menu from a country or area!

[@geetanjalijoshi2501]

Great idea! 😮

[@hannamerihannameri]

Yes! Genius!

[@amusedBYfools]

Someone could do that for her. As fan appreciation. ❤💛💚💙♥️

[@jessW626]

So cool!

[@arramae5380]

I hope Beryl sees and pins this!

[@NadiaEldemerdash]

"Dishes from small island countries" would be a good video idea. Many small island countries are under threat from rising sea levels, damage to coral reefs, overfishing, and other environmental problems. It could be a good way to raise awareness while trying something new.

[@nothing7666]

Can we just apricite how sweet those people sharing those recipies with us ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JaimeeL901]

❤

[@wbwillie]

@@dirtmcgirt6531 all of the cooking you see is when Beryl makes the dishes in her kitchen, they're only talking about the dishes and giving her the recipes.

[@bipinmehta6403]

​@@wbwilliereally?

[@XenosInfinity]

@@dirtmcgirt6531 Did you not notice that they also all have the same hands, because it's Beryl's kitchen you're seeing it being cooked in? I mean, really.

[@vontrude3310]

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[@SarcasticShrubbery]

I love eggplant so much. The other day I discovered a Sichuan eggplant dish called Yu Xiang Qie Zi - stir fried eggplant in a spicy, funky sauce made with a fermented bean paste and black vinegar. It's really amazing and I would love to hear a person who's from that area talk about the dish!

[@CeliaHakusho]

That’s my favourite eggplant dish too!

[@sarahwatts7152]

I thought I didn't like eggplant until I had this. Sensational! I hope it's in the next episode

[@RoseNZieg]

i love stir fried eggplants. I preferred the chili garlic sauce though.

[@emalinel]

DROOOLLLSSS yes this is my childhood!!! Still my favorite eggplant dish today:D

[@Xia-hu]

the Korean steamed eggplant salad is also incredibly good

[@berry.x9388]

You can make a hundred and fifty different dishes from Turkish cuisine with just eggplants, that's how much we use it! I'm very happy one of the dishes got included here, great episode! I'm looking forward to the next one!

[@astraoak9139]

I didn't like eggplants before my trip to Turkey. Now I totally love them, and I would like to cook all those amazing recipes I tried during my holiday, but I don't know their names. I just miss those eggplants so much, every day, every lunch and dinner we had eggplants in a different way, and every single one was delicious.

[@berry.x9388]

@astraoak9139 I'm happy that you love eggplants now, they're the absolute best :) a few turkish eggplant recipes here so you can look them up and see if you've tried them: karniyarik, hünkar beğendi (name literally means "sultan liked it"), musakka, hünkar soup, alinazik, eggplant kebab with meatballs, patlican oturtma. You may even try to cook a few of them yourself, eggplant is an easy veggie to work with!

[@astraoak9139]

@@berry.x9388 thank you so much, I'll search them all and see if I can try to make some ^^

[@corinneskitchen]

Same with Sicilian cuisine, there are hundreds!

[@yorgunsamuray]

These eggplant pastes in the other countries’ recipes too were similar to the Turkish ones.

[@marinalebihan6642]

Finally a recipe from my island, after years of watching this channel! I’m so glad you get to experience cooking from Reunion, Beryl! Maybe one day I’ll have the courage to share another one with you! 💕

[@christine4670]

Fantastic looking recipe! I'm going to make it😊

[@Hwoman1123]

It's so similar to our Indian bharta ❤

[@lmp559]

Exactly I put the eggplant on my stove as well too soften for babaganoush and Indian recipes. But will definitely try this smush of onion, chili and salt in my next round of cooking with stove eggplant.

[@Goldniz]

@@Hwoman1123There is a huge Indian population out there

[@Hwoman1123]

@@Goldniz it's feels great to know that 🩷

[@Elwene2fr]

I love that all these recipes are vegetarian, it makes me want to try them even more.

[@leapingkitties]

I watched all 5 segments with out realizing it was over. I want more for sure so I am looking forward to the next eggplant installment. Thank you all for contributing. Cheers from Canada.

[@abh4316]

I know. I was hopping for more.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

My favorite eggplant dish is a Turkish dip made from roasted eggplant, yogurt and garlic. The favorite part is how easy it is with very few ingredients. Learnt it from a Turkish cook Rafika's KZbin channel. Other than roasted, the only other texture of eggplant I can stand is how it's soft jelly like and almost falling apart when its in sambaar

[@magretkindermann360]

I know this dish as Baba Ganoush. Its so good!

[@Zeyno0605]

Ohhh refika is great i Love her

[@staceyn2541]

I love Refika. I call her show my food porn. Everything is just so incredibly luscious and tantalising. I am allergic to parsley, eggs, and tomatoes so I can only watch and drool for now.

[@Rose-jz6sx]

​@@magretkindermann360baba ganoush doesn't normally have dairy

[@cagatayberkay5681]

Refika is my favorite cook by far.

[@alexandercampbell7903]

One of your best ever episodes. I love it when Countries that are more obscure to Westerners to get the spotlight for a change. Central Asian and Indian Ocean cuisine. Awesome! Honestly, it is very cathartic for people who always get picked and who always expect to get picked to be excluded for a change leaving the spots open for voices that really need to be heard and shared with the rest of the World. Yay! No, USA. No Canada. No Australia. No UK. Not even an Italy. How refreshing.

[@houdnarguib4949]

I'm only watching this now and i'm so glad you came across zaalouk, it's my FAVOURITE dip of all times

[@houdnarguib4949]

ADD CAYENNE PEPPER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@annapa8610]

I was so enticed with the tongue of mother-in-law story that I could barely pay attention to Beryl’s footage. What a story! And what a great storyteller. I really love this channel. Beryl: ⭐️

[@batrcapdu30]

as a moroccan i need to point out that zaalouk can also be made with smoked eggplants on the stove top, it really elevates it

[@Aeisha-el1mi]

Yes in my country🇬🇾 we roast the eggplant and mash it with a fork after cleaning and add salt green onions raw wiri wiri peppers and a little maggi cube and eat with oil roti🤤 delicious

[@juliegold9607]

My Romanian grandmother made a delicious salad called pot le gela that also started with charring the eggplant on the stove until soft. It gets mashed up and chopped tomatoes and cucumbers are added along with a bit of wine vinegar, salt and pepper. It's good cold or at room temperature. Beryl, thank you for reminding me of this and my sweet grandma. I'm going to make it soon.

[@kg6223]

I definitely want to try the Imam Bayildi! It looks super simple to make and who doesn't love a ton of onions and garlic?! Ive never really had much of a pallet for eggplant but this dish makes me want to experience them again :) Thanks Ece and Beryl!!

[@petalchild]

It's so good!!

[@rosesteel4317]

Karnıyarık is also amazing

[@staceyn2541]

I had to share this with my brother. He gets terrible migraines and has worked very hard since lockdown to completely clean up his diet and even started walking every day. He does 15 miles a day now! He's lost over 100 lbs and feels so much better, although the migraines will never go away entirely. One of the foods he mentioned he eats quite often now is eggplant so he will love this! Thanks, Beryl.

[@skyydancer67]

Nightshade veggies can trigger migraines. Are you sure that the headaches weren't made worse by the eggplant? Congrats to your brother, by the way.

[@staceyn2541]

@@skyydancer67 strangely, they do seem to help. His diet before was really grim so I think his body is just so happy to eat unprocessed foods that it doesn't matter what kind! I will mention the nightshade angle though, thanks!

[@StJosephHospital-kz4pj]

I love these kinds of channel on Y.T. In the world full of scrutiny and hate, this is just a refreshing page! More power to you!

[@EsmeChat]

Thank you Beryl and thanks to everyone who was in the video! This episode was phenomenal! I now have to try out all of the dishes.

[@arunima29]

The Reunion Island dish is exactly the same as Baingan ka chokha commonly made in the states of UP and Bihar in India. West Bengal calls it Begun pora. The only difference is that the Indian ones drizzles mustard oil on top of it.

[@deepikasoren9122]

It's also called as baigan bhorta in Odisha 😊

[@galaxygirl7]

Agree 😊

[@sanjanaislam3108]

Yup,its just add mustard oil and we call it begun bhorta in Bangladesh. Eaten with rice

[@miranda3]

We eat the same way in Assam too. We call it bengena pura.

[@CherryFlower24]

I'm from Reunion, yes the island food has lots of influence from all the people that migrate there a long time ago, indiands, chinese, malagasian, african, french...etc

[@kristinstewart5556]

This is one of your best episodes ever! My husband is away and doesn’t like eggplant. I want to try each one of these!!

[@nihalimu]

Hi Beryl, thanks for sharing these amazing eggplant dishes. As a Turk, I love eggplant dishes. İmam Bayildi is one of them and you rocked it. I also recommend Karniyarik, Patlican Oturtma, Patlican Musakka as main dishes and Grilled Eggplant Salad(with tomato, onion and paprika), Grilled eggplant salad with yogurt as side salads 😋😋 these are staples, there are many more yummy recipes with eggplant

[@citiesandcats]

Also Ali nazik

[@mayamonier1380]

I totally understand your comment about eggplant kind of mimicking seafood in some strange way! I actually love to make "unagi" sushi rolls at home by roasting thin strips of eggplant glazed with an unagi sauce and while not very meat-like, it works so well!!

[@AAIVE]

ooooh omg i’ve been missing that and haven’t known how to substitute!!! i’ll definitely try that as it’s a childhood favourite. thank you! 🤗 edit: well, kabayaki eel on rice actually but!!

[@toBe8ere]

Ooh, thank you bc I tried to make a vegan kabayaki style unagi and thought I was doing really well until I actually tasted it and realized I either messed up the sauce from really bad or I just found a not too good recipe. But we recently just got actual unagi sauce from the Japanese store so I'm hoping that my second try will turn out a lot better because I really do love kabayaki unagi. I could totally eat one whole strip of unagi on my own with rice lol!

[@heikesiegl2640]

Miso glazed eggplants are also great

[@magretkindermann360]

I can't stop celebrating this. Eggplant is one of my favourite vegetables and most people don't like it plus not many recipes with eggplant in it know how to proper cook eggplant so it tastes delicious. Plus this video is so joyful, every recipe a hit, the people in it so interesting. ❤

[@ilahjarvis]

I'm so glad this channel did eggplant. It's such an underrated vegetable in the United States- I have trouble thinking of anything besides baba ganoush. Thanks to everyone who contributed there recipes, they all look delicious!

[@louisonbodin8194]

I have to say, one of my favorite things about your channel is how much not meat-centric dishes you made me discover, thank you for your work ❤

[@traciechakraborty3829]

I've ALWAYS loved eggplant! The rest of my family, not so much. So I only got to eat on special occasions, like my birthday. Imagine my joy when I went to visit my new in-laws in India and discovered Begun Bhorta (the Bengali version is more like the Reunion Island recipe, but with the addition of mustard oil). I didn't find out until years later that, while they did eat it quite often, they made it everyday because of out how much I loved it.

[@Winterknits]

This is the first episode where I legit might make all of these dishes. This looked so yummy & I can’t wait for the second episode!

[@peabody1976]

I'm hoping the next dishes in the eggplant/aubergine series will include three faves: baba ghanouj, moussaka, and ratatouille. But seeing less familiar ways of cooking this is so so good! The Réunionais dish and the Turkish dish both look stellar! They all do.

[@PARAZARELLE]

I think papoutsakia would be better suited for an eggplant dish if we're talking about Greek dishes even though I absolutely love moussaka.

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

Moussaka! Yuuuummm 😋

[@ianhomerpura8937]

You need to have hypertension meds before eating moussaka. Learned it the hard way lol

[@Rose-jz6sx]

​@ianhomerpura8937 what kind of moussaka have you been eating? Lol I've never found it that salty

[@YochevedDesigns]

I can't wait for part two! I love eggplant, but my daughter is dealthy allergic to it. I can't even cook it when she's in the house because her throat will start to close up. Now that she's grown up and in her own home, I can cook all the eggplant I want. I live in Israel and it's super cheap here, so it's a great staple food.

[@km.6862]

Last year I was in hamburg with my mom in december and we went out to eat at a Turkish resturant one evening.And at the resturant I got one of the most delicious eggplant dishes I have ever had, but I never caught the name and it just turned into a faint memory of a yummy eggplant, I couldn't remember the details. But this video has made think about it again and I'm quite sure it was Imam Bayildi. Thank you Beryl and thank you Ece for helping me rediscover this amazing dish!

[@janggeumseo559]

There is also a meat version of this dish, it’s called “karni yarik”! It’s also very delicious :)

[@janedoedoer]

It can be karnıyarık which is one of my fav

[@rebellefleur2993]

Probably Karnıyarık and same it's my fav food 😅

[@nikethanavattikunta6147]

Imma do this from now on, try very different dishes from varied regions of every single vegetable available! I really wanna taste all this amazing food and the styles of cooking. Out of all things that humans made, food is the best of all!! Thanks Beryl!!

[@OgzKnn]

I literally clicked on this video to see if Imam Bayildi made the list. It was a milestone for me to try it. I didn’t think I liked eggplant before trying Imam Bayildi and now it’s one of my favorite dishes and one of the top 10 vegetables on my list now. It’s great to hear you’ve also mentioned you liked eggplant during this experience ☺️

[@stariyczedun]

what's your favourite recipe for imam bayildi?

[@raychpotter92]

In my parents' country of Seychelles we also cook Rougali Bringelles although we call it something different in our Creole (Satini Brenzel which translates to Eggplant chutney). In our dish we often slice our onions thinly, rather than dicing, and us Seychelloise like to use A LOT of red chilli in this dish (and in many of our dishes). We also often use a bit of olive oil as well. I find it amazing how the cultures and cuisines of Mauritius, Reunion, and Seychelles often overlap. And yes, I agree, grilling the eggplant gets the best result!

[@hwa1312]

I'm from Mauritius and it was so cool to see La Réunion represented with a dish we have in common!!

[@Supriyayyy]

I am a bihari (from an eastern state of India). And our version of baigan ka bharta is same as yours. Unlike the Indian girl in the video we don't use so much of spices or cook it again after roasting the eggplant. Only difference is that we use mustard oil instead of olive oil and green chilli along with the red ones.

[@olenaboitsova]

Please please please! we need more eggplant!!! Looooove eggplant!

[@cbiancardi9233]

love eggplant!! my mom used to thinly slice them, coat them in a light batter and deep fry them . eaten hot, with salt, they were the perfect mix of crispy and creamy (the part of the eggplant that was still moist)

[@dishavirk6484]

Hi, Beryl!😊 Upon hearing the description of Reunion Island, I couldn't help but think, "Hey, this reminds me of Mauritius!". The excitement escalated when the picture of Rougali Bringelles appeared, as it resembled and was prepared exactly like the dish we make in Mauritius. I come from a mixed heritage, being half Indian and half Mauritian, and my mum always serves this delightful dish with Biryani🩷

[@chiaradamore-klaiman8692]

Yes!!! I have been waiting for this episode! I have an eggplant in my fridge and now I am so torn about how to prepare it. I think I just need to get another eggplant…

[@anna8282]

Same, I have two in my fridge and now I'm regretting not buying more 🤣

[@GM-rg8sk]

I'm not sure if you're making videos that are seasonal intentionally or not but I'm super thankful you have! We have an influx of eggplant in our garden so I'll definitely be making ALL these dishes and I can't wait! Could you do an okra one if you haven't yet?

[@wafaalamane3217]

For Zaalouk, the original way is to grill the eggplants. Using coal or in the modern days on open flames on a gas stove. Also, the idea is that after grilling the eggplants, they are transferred to be cooked along with grilled tomatoes very slowly in olive oil until they lose all moisture and then you end up with a very creamy texture packed with typical Morrocan flavors. Hope you try it this way, I promise it would be such a hit in your household and among your friends.

[@aldonastraczek]

What would be the trick if you don't have gas? Would it work in the oven?

[@wafaalamane3217]

@@aldonastraczek Yes, we use the oven all the time to grill the eggplants, tomatoes and garlic because it's easier and faster than grilling on open flame even tho we have gas stoves.

[@fayhares]

Agreed! I also shared that it can be grilled, cooked or fried depending on one’s liking. Grilled is superior indeed and the smokey flavor adds such a nice touch 😊

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Totally going to try that!

[@israteeg752]

@@aldonastraczek it would work, but would miss-out on "the burnt" part of gas or coal which gives egg plants a smoky flavor that truly elevates the dish. IMO, Zaalouk , and Mediterranean Eggplant dips in general are classics when roasted on a BBQ.

[@kevvvex]

I dont think Ive ever drooled this much over any vegetable before. I am gonna try each one of these recipes. Omg.

[@ecenbt]

Hey Beryl, thanks for showcasing my delicious turkish recipe! Also, this turned out to be an amazing video, cause now I'm looking forward to trying all the other recipes too, especially considering I just bought Hingh to try with another recipe. Ece

[@lisaflower5994]

As a young bride, my first home was an apartment, upstairs from a much younger Turkish bride and mother. She taught me a variation of the Turkish dish, using the thin eggplant (but still peeling it only into stripes) frying it in EVOO and then, once softened, opening it into the ‘boats’ we then stuffed with onion, minced beef or minced mushrooms, a little tomato, stock and cooked until almost all the liquid evaporated. We then roasted them in the same tomato sauce but always put a thin slice of tomato on each boat. Once ready, the boat was served on rice (which was cooked this way….put a little EVOO and butter in a fry pan, fry some risoni pasta until golden brown then add washed rice. Stir to coat each grain in the oil/butter and then measure water up to your first knuckle over the rice. Bring to boil then cover and simmer until the water has absorbed. Remove lid and remove from heat. Place a clean tea towel over the rice and replace the lid, allow to sit for 5 minutes, this allows any excess moisture to be absorbed by the tea towel and ensures fluffy rice. The rice cooked this way mimics a wild rice/rice combo but the nuttiness from the fried rice in butter tastes amazing! Serve the eggplant boats on a bed of rice and enjoy! I spent many many evenings in my friends home, sipping on tea served in pretty little glass glasses. Eventually the couple bought a kebab shop and after work, I would sit and fillet chicken thighs for hours, chatting, laughing, sharing experiences and recipes. The friendship continues today 35 years later through moving to different states across Australia and all the joys and adversities life throws at us. Thanks for reading! X

[@ecenbt]

@@lisaflower5994 this is a variation on the eggplant dish that we call "karnıyarık" or with literal translation "slit stomach" 😄 yeah we like to give weird names to our dishes. Karnıyarık is the more meaty, less veggie version of the same type of eggplant dish

[@lisaflower5994]

@@ecenbt Thankyou for sharing this! I just messaged my girlfriend, Sakine, and told her, I have shared with the world, my love for her dish, and for her!

[@carmelafernando7823]

Thank you for this episode, my family and i love eggplant. Funny story: During the height of the lockdown i used to order fresh eggplant from our neighborhood grocery. I'd always get the smallest bundle, which is usually good for 1-2 meals, or 2-3 large eggplants. Once i placed an order as always, and the grocer sent me a crate of over 20 huge eggplants, enough to last us over a week! Turns out there was a massive price drop. My family had to endure eggplant dishes almost everyday for almost 2 weeks. 😂 After that i stopped buying eggplants for over a year because we all got tired of them.

[@RoseNZieg]

I would have boiled them and stuff them in the freezer after the first couple days. I applaud your tenacity.

[@emdegn1904]

The eggplant dish from the Reunion Islands reminds me A LOT of my veg version of smoked herring for smorrebrod (I'm Danish and Norwegian so I often replace herring and fish with eggplant). SO COOL to see those intersections even though Denmark and the islands could not be further away!

[@deepakbisht4957]

Reunion Islands dish is similar or the same as how Indians cook those big rounded eggplant...

[@wolfie1618]

really appreciate the new links to recipes and its summary of the person introducing it

[@ariannadorner778]

I hope the next video will include my favorite dish from georgien cuisine! Its called Badridshani, its basically eggplant rolls filled with a walnutpaste, garlic and pomegrate seeds 🤤 ist sooooo good!!! Loved this video ☺️

[@esra5246]

When i saw the title of the video i was like "There must be Turkey included with karnıyarık recipe!!!" karnıyarık is simply imam bayıldı with mincemeat which is my favorite dish. Love the video

[@robylove9190]

I love eggplant and I am excited to make some of these dishes ❤ I would love to see this series run for a while. There are so many delicious ways to prepare eggplant that it could run for several episodes.

[@bjdefilippo447]

Episodes like this exemplify what I love best about this channel.

[@amrutashrotri5803]

Hi, Beryl… Maharashtrain Baigan ka bharta (Bharit, in Marathi) is a little similar to Rougail Bringelles… we roast the eggplant on the stove, mash it, add raw onion or green onion to it, and at last we put tadka on it (sizzling hot oil with cumin seeds, and red chili powder).

[@TheCelestialhealer]

The best video ever.., I thought your videos cannot get better and wow!!🎉🎉🎉thank you Beryl❤

[@aprilcoursey4533]

Interesting to me how many cultures include nightshades together, such as potato, tomato, and eggplant.

[@delavidaebella]

In Indonesia, we have terong balado which consists of eggplant, chilli, tomato, and sometimes you mix that with kentang balado which consists of potato, chilli, and tomato.

[@kmackblack]

I’ve only recently learned this word. Nightshades. I know it describes tomato, eggplant, potato. But do you know why is it called this word, nightshades?

[@aprilcoursey4533]

I'm assuming here, but perhaps starting from tomatoes being thought poisonous? Thereby the genus was grouped into nightshade? F*ck if I know.

[@malgorra]

@@kmackblack I looked up nightshade on the German Wikipedia, since we use the exact same word, just literally translated (Nachtschatten). The author(s) stated multiple hypotheses for the word's origin. The word could have just derived from the dark berries of the black nightshade plant. Another explanation was found in Otto Brunfeld's 1532 work "Contrafayt Kreüterbuch", who claims that the plants were called nightshade because they could be used to cure people of the harm witches did. And another gentleman, Johann Christoph Adelung, said in 1808 that the name probably derives from the headache ("Schad'" as in "Schaden" (damage), not "Schatten" (shade)) you get when smelling the fragrantly blooming nightshade plants at night. So no one knows, but there are some possible explanations :D

[@kmackblack]

@@malgorra thank you very much. I tried basic Google searching. Was not near as much Help as your answer.

[@buffienguyen]

This episode is a vegetarian's dream 💕 I've always not liked eggplants as a kid so I'm determined to learn to like eggplants as an adult, part of that process is learning the different ways to cook it :D

[@GreenManalishiUSA]

Wow...all of these dishes sound amazing. I've had store-bought zalouk, and I've made imam bayildi at home, but now I am inspired to try all of these recipes. Side note...when my parents were young, meat was scarce and expensive, but eggplants were plentiful, so their families used eggplants in all sorts of creative ways: eggplant stews, eggplant burgers, eggplant cutlets, etc. Its a highly versatile vegetable!

[@santanulahiri719]

We tried Imam Bayildi a while back for a get-together. We used the small eggplants, halved, so it was more of a bite-size morsel. I had made a huge batch. Seemed like the guests inhaled and it all disappeared. Definitely making it again.

[@ZenithM]

I'd love to have a video on beach/picnic lunches! I know there has been some mention of certain dishes being good for a beach lunch, but a dedicated episode would be great!

[@jamie6698]

My sister-in-law is from Andhra Pradesh and she makes an amazing and simple eggplant chutney with garlic, jeera seeds, chillis, tomato, and tamarind. It is heaven with just some rice and ghee.

[@derekbroestler7687]

I loved this episode!!! I really like eggplant but usually forget about it when I'm shopping, and when I DO get it I'll default to something like an eggplant parm, which is awesome but a bit labor intensive if you're only cooking for one person as I usually am. I'm DEFINATELY gonna have to incorporate more eggplant into my meals!!! Thanks to Beryl and EVERYONE who contributed to this video!!!.

[@Lexouchan]

As a vegan I am so happy that most of the recipes in this video are vegan !! And they look sooooo tasty !

[@justtheoneanne]

I have almost never had any experience with the dishes in Beryl's videos, but I love eggplant and I've made baingan bharta and imam bayildi! So good!

[@indianjanesmith]

Hey Beryl..the purpose of hing is not only to impart flavour to Indian food (which it does in spades when added directly to the oil or ghee "tadka" instead of to the rest of the ingredients), but also to help with digestion. This is why ingredients like cumin seeds, curry leaves, and yes, hing are added to many heavily-spiced/somewhat-hard-to-digest Indian dishes. In fact, swallowing a raw mixture of 1 pinch hing/1 pinch jeera/1 pinch ajwain/1 pinch kala namak (English: asafoetida/cumin seeds/carom seeds/black salt) is great for healing stomach bloating/flatulence/acidity. I love your channel and enthusiasm for food❤

[@minukarodrigo]

I love how asafoetida smells like wet, sweaty socks but after adding to a recipe, it just changes the way you taste it forever!!!

[@vickyk.4994]

That 'Sendha namak' is actually 'Rock salt' in english

[@indianjanesmith]

​@@vickyk.4994corrected, thank u

[@EsoteriaHealing]

It also makes the body warm. So good to add to everything during winters!

[@indianjanesmith]

@@EsoteriaHealing Just make sure u add only a pinch - and into the oil/ghee tadka, not directly in the food - otherwise the taste can be overpowering. Also, I live in an Indian city that's fairly hot throughout the year, so the "warming during winters" part doesn't really apply to me😬 We use hing for taste + digestion, not for warming😬

[@malgorra]

I looooove eggplants, but I would have never come up with the idea to mush them. I must try that and Imam Bayildi! Also, I love that all of these recipes are vegetarian and not hard to make vegan with the substitutes that are available nowadays :)

[@ohhstarrynite]

You should do TAMARIND next! :)

[@Oktopia]

Watching someone eat so happily makes me hungry. I'm growing eggplant for the first time ever in my greenhouse this season. I'm excited for the harvest now.

[@sreenidhibadri897]

Need another eggplant episode!! Loving it!! U should definitely try Ennai kathrikkai (eggplant curry) from Tamil Nadu, India! It was the sole dish that got me from hating eggplants to being my absolute favourite veggie.. thanks for this awesome video as usual Beryl ❤❤👌🏻

[@miaramani]

A banger of a dish! ❤

[@jameslongstaff2762]

I love eggplant. As an American, this vegetable is underrated. I love trying eggplant dishes!

[@retrograde9053]

I tried making Rougali Bringelles today and it is the bomb! I have always felt meh about eggplants but Rougali Bringelles changed me. It is very appetizing especially when paired with seafood dishes. I had like 3-4 cups of rice lol. Everyone should try it!

[@wicked00ly]

i really appreciate how you are so pleasant to watch, and how you always work to feature food that you look to actually enjoy

[@sharizabel2582]

I lived in Eskisehir, Turkey for a year. Our hosts treated us to a Ramadan meal with this eggplant recipe, Hunkar Begendi. It is a roasted eggplant mash with a lamb stew over the top. Delicious!

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I adore eggplant - thank you Beryl. There are many many varieties of eggplant so it definitely worth making this a series. Please do a video with artichokes.

[@You_2024_]

I'm not Moroccan and I don't use a lot of eggplant in my dishes (sad)!but Zaalouck is soooooo good, I tried it with traditional moccoran bread and it was heaven. I'm here looking for eggplant recipes and this is exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you!

[@TraceyOfficial]

First we compliment 😊 Beryl your necklace and your look is just stunning. Then your flatpacking/styling of the table with pretty flowers makes me so happy. Thank you! And then Yay for Eggplant recipes ❤❤❤

[@chaybennani8164]

In morocco Zaalouk is often served with another dip called Taktouka, which uses roasted green and red peppers instead of the eggplant, we love having a bunch of different dips on the table to choose from 😄

[@smitinathan]

Loved all your guests' stories and the dishes!

[@sophiaisabelle027]

In the Philippines, we have this dish called 'tortang talong' which roughly translate to scrambled egg with eggplant. So, basically after grilling the eggplant, we pour out the scrambled egg mixture on top of it. Cook it for a while then when it's ready, put it on a plate. We commonly have that for breakfast. I've had it many times before, and the turnout is always sublime.

[@lesmercredis]

This is my absolute favourite thing to eat for breakfast. In drizzle it with some spicy mayo and I'm good to go for the day

[@thegoodwitchluzura]

I hope this is in the second video!

[@ianhomerpura8937]

After grilling, you have to flatten the eggplant first, preferably with a fork, before soaking it in eggs and frying it.

[@dianacuteako]

I think she has done it on egg episode. Maybe the ensaladang talong/ eggplant salad.

[@joieespalette]

@@ianhomerpura8937peel it after grilling then flatten with a fork 😊😊

[@melaniesingh7208]

I have always loved eggplant. Lots of new recipes now. Thank you Beryl.

[@madhurisfan7583]

I'm actually quite amazed at the similarities that exist across so many countries when it comes to cooking eggplant

[@npesin8547]

I have lots of hope for my eggplants in the garden now. Thank you for sharing!

[@pumpkinonastick3928]

i highly recommend chinese eggplant! i recently discovered it at my local asian store and firmly convinced it is the superior eggplant variety - more tender and quicker to cook, not bitter. Otherwise, one of my fav eggplant dishes is Nasu Dengaku (japanese miso eggplant) - give it a try :) its very easy to make and very different.

[@Ja-uu9ep]

When I was visiting my family in Turkey they made me Hünkar Beğendi which is made with puréed roasted aubergine and it was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten.

[@melissaheaton2706]

My favorite eggplant dish I've had was a pizza from a little Bodega in Belgium. It was topped with long slices of eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, and onions. Well, I assume they were roasted before, I don't actually know how it was prepared, but I would love to know because it was incredible!

[@jaminwaite3867]

Sounds like ratatouille

[@anna8282]

I've had roasted eggplant pizza in Switzerland and it was amazing!!

[@dwhelm84]

Your purple top is so cute! It reminds me of Rapunzel's dress from Tangled.

[@mieuxdisante]

Since you said you like dips, I thought of an eggplant-dip I discovered while travelling in Romania: Again you start by roasting the eggplant over the fire or in the oven, when the skin is burned and the inside starts to ooze out, you take it out, let it cool, scrape the insides out and blend them with garlic and olive oil until it has a consistency like mayonnaise. it's delicious and you can preserve it for a long time! Can't remember the name of it though.

[@lunatalukdar8536]

This is sooo amazing to know that people from a whole different part of the earth share same recipes..i mean i belong to Assam, a northeastern state of India and we totally enjoy eating the Reunion island's eggplant dish..it's our comfort food too..we eat it as is or add boiled or roasted potato, tomatoes and few different ingredients with it and mash it all together and eat with rice❤

[@ainsleemcnamara7514]

I loved this video! I love eggplant so much and definitely feel like it's underrated! I'd love to see more recipes without tomatoes! I feel like eggplant and tomato is such a classic pairing, but I'm sensitive to tomato, and can't have much of it. But I know there are other cool ways to use eggplant without it!

[@lorifoxbane]

Waiting for PART 2! I'm so excited! Eggplants are my favorite and I grew up only with Eggplant Parm and Ratatouille (now so boring!). Your video is just in time for my Garden Eggplants that are ready to Harvest! Yummm! ~ Please post more soon! Thank you!

[@maryamsukaynah559]

We make the smushy eggplant too. Also a dish with potato, eggplant, onion and tomato cooked in butter/oil with spices ( turmeric, chilli powder, cumin seeds, fresh garlic and ginger)

[@pamt2446]

Wow such an exciting episode! Perfect for gardeners as eggplants and tomatoes are in abundance 😊

[@texasburbs4380]

There is a dish called 'Nam Prik Makheua Yao" from Thailand that is SOOOOOO GOOD! Eggplant is so very underrated, so glad you did this I have some recipes to try!

[@zara6673]

Eggplant choka is my absolute favorite. Eggplant is such a beautiful gift from nature.

[@jessahaynes767]

Hing has become a staple in our house since my husband became allergic to garlic! Great substitute!

[@sarahhardison4812]

I made Zaalouk tonight and it is delicious ❤❤❤❤ Thank you Beryl for sharing this and all the amazing recipes on your channel.

[@ayidas]

Hey Beryl! How about a cabbage episode?? 😁

[@qmegmills]

So excited about this video. Truth time: I started growing eggplant in my garden last year because it looked pretty. Struggling with ways to use it on family friendly simple dishes. Now I have 5 solid ones. 😊

[@marshaloneagle4646]

On your wonderful blog, you could include a world map with 'cooked countries' in color or etc.

[@mimoso_7773]

Turkish cuisine never ever disappoints!

[@ValentinaWithFeathers]

Beryl! Eggplant reminding you of some kind of protein is so interesting, because I believe you're not alone, given that all of those recipes were vegetarian. In Italy we also cook lots of eggplant dishes and most use the vegetable as the star of the dish and don't include any meat or fish 😊 for everyone who loves eggplant and is feeling a little lazy: cook pasta with tomato sauce and top it with fried slices of salted eggplant. It's one of the easiest and yet unbelievably tasty dishes of Mediterranean cuisine 🤤

[@britvica]

And some smoked scamorza? Awwwwww❤❤❤

[@Tiagotaf]

Eggplants are so versatile! I can't wait to try these. Thanks for sharing!

[@dangmusings.2589]

We have a dish similar to Rougail Bringelle in the Philippines called Ensaladang Talong (Eggplant Salad). There's also Tortang Talong (Eggplant omelette) where you roast the eggplants first before coating it with egg to fry. Some add in ground meat or hotdogs :)

[@scubartistqnolsy]

yup2 she should have included tortang talong.. n0.1 egg dish in taste atlas.. just eggplant and egg..

[@TahiLalatSeokmin]

I just love love LOVE eggplants and am very eager to try all these recipes when I'm back in my hometown **insert saliva-dripping emoji** I hope in the next episode you have terung goreng berlada coz that's my most favourite eggplant recipe 😊

[@orientalmoons]

I love aubergine (as we call it in the UK. We copied the French). Bengan bharta is one of my favourite aubergine dishes but there are lots: baba ghanoush or moutabel, melanzane parmigiana, pasta alla norma... Hopefully the second part will have some of these and some east Asian dishes too - nasu dengaku or yuxiang aubergine

[@desii1972]

OMG I am in my happy place. I love eggplants and Imam Bayildi is my favourite dish (was … I can’t eat onion these days). I still love it in my mind and watching you experience it for the first time made my heart smile❤