Description
The best fresh eggplants, grown in our gardens of Alba and the Langhe hill, are processed
immediately after collection and processed within a few hours in this delightful appetizer.
The eggplant is roasteddirectly on the grill and cut before being put in the jar and covered with extra virgin olive oil.
The processing is performed only by strictly fresh product.
It ‘a product ready to be tasted. It can be eaten as is natural as an aperitif or appetizer, but thanks to its versatility is great for salads or appetizers enriched compounds.
The grilled eggplant is a classic summer!
Elementary information
Name of the prooduct: Eggplant farmer (Grilled eggplant)
Category: Antipasti
Net weight: 320 g.
Ingredients: Eggplant, extra virgin olive oil, wine vinegar, salt.
Raw material
Origin: Piemonte
Variety: Egg plant (Solanum melongena)
Way of cultivation: organic certified
Climatic context of the harvest: dry
date of the harvest: from June to August
Way of picking: by hand
Varietal characteristics
The eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a herbaceous plant, 30 cm high by just over one meter.
Flowers large, purple and sometimes white. The fruits are berries large, elongated or round, usually black, edible after cooking.
The eggplant is native to India.
It seems that it was unknown in Europe until the sixteenth century. The spread in Europe of names derived from Arabic and the lack of ancient Greek and Latin names indicate that it was taken in the Mediterranean by the Arabs in the early Middle Ages.
The raw eggplant has an unpleasant taste and is also toxic because it contains solanine.
For this reason, the eggplant is eat only cooked.
The properties for the eggplant to absorb dietary fat very well, including oil, allows the preparation of dishes very rich and tasty.
The eggplant is native to subtropical climates and therefore does not tolerate cold climates are not excessively.
In Europe it is grown as an annual plant.